[1][2] John Hsane Hgyi was born on December 15, 1953, in the village of Pyingadoe Mayanchaung to parents, Mahn Benedict Ja Aye and Daw Zita Chit Pan.
[1] Pope John Paul II appointed Hsane Hgyi as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pathein on May 24, 2003, and he was installed on August 24, 2003.
[2] At the time of his death in 2021, Hsane Hgyi was also serving as vice president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Myanmar (CBCM) and the chairman of the Episcopal Commission for Ecumenism and Interreligious Dialogue.
"[1] However, on July 16, 2021, Hsane Hgyi, who also suffered from diabetes, reported feeling ill and began self-quarantining in his room.
[1] In addition to Bishop Hsane Hgyi, six other Catholic priests and nuns died from COVID-19 in Myanmar during the months of June and July 2021.