Matthias U Shwe (December 1, 1943 – August 12, 2021) was a Burmese Roman Catholic prelate who served in the present-day Archdiocese of Taunggyi for 36.
[1] He also served as the rector of St. Joseph's Catholic Major Seminary in Yangon and chairman of the Myanmar Episcopal Commission for the Laity.
[1] Bishop U Shwe also founded the Sisters of Zetaman, a Burmese religious order of Catholic nuns, and co-founded the Little Way Missionary Priests of St.
[1] In 1987, Matthias U Shwe created the Little Evangelizers program, which encouraged young laypeople in the Diocese of Taunggyi to become missionaries and teachers.
[1] Volunteers in the program were trained in a variety of skills, including basic medical care, midwifery, catechesis, and Catholic theology.