St. Joseph’s Catholic Church (Sharge Parish)

  • Address:
    Sharge Village Sharge P.O. Hinthada Township Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar.
  • Telephone:
    098554244
  • Sunday Mass:
    8:00 Am
  • Daily Mass:
    6:00 Am
  • Priest in charges:
    Rev. Fr. Firmin Soe Htun Kyaw (pastor)
    Rev. Fr. Richard Sa Nay Zaw Aung (assistant pastor)
  • History:
  • St. Joseph’s Church. ( Sharge parish )
  •            The first mission was started by Fr. Heraud he built a temporal chaple at Sharge in 1932. I was attached to the parish of Thinganai until 1942. The first parish priest was Fr. Joaness. He succeed by Fr. Taohael Po Ba in 1944. The place became vacant when war brake out 1949. In 1979, Fr. Justin Saw Lwin was asked to take incharge of the place as the first parish priest after re-establishment, but still attached to Thinganaing parish. Theonly in 1985, it became a new separated parish from the parish of Thinganai.