Francis Daw Tang (born December 19, 1949, in Bum Dum village)[1] is the current Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Myitkyina, in Kachin State, Myanmar.
Since 2003, Daw Tang, an ethnic Kachin, has been the primary clergyman in Myitkyina, overseeing more than 40 priests and often making executive decisions on a variety of projects currently undertaken by the Roman Catholic Church in the highly under-developed region of northern Burma.
[2] During his time as bishop, Daw Tang has frequently petitioned government, military and paramilitary organizations to resolve conflicts and push towards a meaningful peace process in order to mitigate death and displacement.
[4] Known as a "well-respected" and apolitical figure in Kachin State's Catholic community, Daw Tang has occasionally appeared in media reports, urging deeply divided ethnic separatists to engage in meaningful peace discussions with the Tatmadaw, Myanmar's national military.
[5] Daw Tang has called for "true federalism" in the face of increased displacement of Kachin people since military squadrons began engaging armed separatists in 2011.