Pope appoints new coadjutor archbishop for Mandalay

(Nov. 30, 2011) Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday appointed a coadjutor Archbishop to Mandalay Archdiocese in Myanmar, former Burma. Bishop Nicholas Mang Thang of Hakha is the new Coadjutor Archbishop of Mandalay Archdiocese. At the same time, he will be the Apostolic Adminstrator of his former Diocese of Hakha. The 68-year-old bishop was ordained priest in 1973, appointed auxiliary bishop of Mandalay in 1988 and appointed bishop of Hakha in 1992. Unlike an auxiliary bishop, a coadjutor bishop has the right to succession on the retirement, stepping down, or death of the current bishop.