List of Roman Catholic dioceses in India
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Roman Catholic Church in India
includes 31 provinces, which are organised into 23 Latin (Roman Catholic), 4 Syro-Malabar and 2 Syro-Malankara provinces.
The bishops of the Latin Church, Syro-Malabar Church and Syro-Malankara Church form the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India, which has its own president, vice presidents, and secretary independent of those elected to the CBCI. This episcopal conference
was established by Pope John Paul II
in 1987.
Metropolitan: Albert D'Souza
Metropolitan: Archbishop Bernard Moras
Metropolitan: Archbishop Pascal Topno, SJ
Metropolitan: Archbishop Oswald Gracias
Metropolitan: Archbishop Lucas Sirkar, SDB
Thomas D'Souza. Coadjutor Archbishop of Calcutta, March, 2011
Metropolitan: Archbishop Vincent Michael Concessao
Metropolitan: Archbishop Stanislaus Fernandes
Metropolitan: Archbishop Joseph Mittathany
Metropolitan: Archbishop Malayappan Chinnappa, SDB
Metropolitan: Archbishop Benedict John Osta, SJ
Metropolitan: Archbishop Antony Anandarayar
Metropolitan: Archbishop Joseph Augustine Charanakunnel
Metropolitan: Cardinal
Telesphore Toppo
Metropolitan: Archbishop Dominic Jala, SDB
Metropolitan: Archbishop Calist Soosa Pakiam
Metropolitan: Archbishop Most. Rev. Dr. Francis Kallarackal
Metropolitan: Archbishop Kagithapu Mariadas, MSFS
whose seat is Ernakulam
-Angamaly
and the synod
of all bishops of the sui iuris Church, both within and outside of India.
is also a major archiepiscopal
sui iuris Church. It is governed by the Major Archbishop
whose seat is Trivandrum and its synod
of bishops.
Metropolitan: His Grace Most Rev. Archbishop Thomas Mar Koorilos
Roman Catholicism in India
The Catholic Church in India is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church under the leadership of the Pope and the curia in Rome.There are over 17.3 million Catholics in India, which represents less than 2% of the total population and is the largest Christian church within India. There are 157...
includes 31 provinces, which are organised into 23 Latin (Roman Catholic), 4 Syro-Malabar and 2 Syro-Malankara provinces.
The bishops of the Latin Church, Syro-Malabar Church and Syro-Malankara Church form the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India, which has its own president, vice presidents, and secretary independent of those elected to the CBCI. This episcopal conference
Episcopal Conference
In the Roman Catholic Church, an Episcopal Conference, Conference of Bishops, or National Conference of Bishops is an official assembly of all the bishops of a given territory...
was established by Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
Blessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
in 1987.
Ecclesiastical Province of Agra
- Archdiocese of Agra
- Diocese of Ajmer
- Diocese of Allahabad
- Diocese of Bareilly
- Diocese of Bijnor
- Diocese of Gorakhpur
- Diocese of Jaipur
- Diocese of Jhansi
- Diocese of Lucknow
- Diocese of Meerut
- Diocese of Udaipur
- Diocese of Varanasi
Metropolitan: Albert D'Souza
Ecclesiastical Province of Bangalore
- Archdiocese of BangaloreRoman Catholic Archdiocese of BangaloreThe Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bangalore is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in India. It was erected as the Diocese of Bangalore on February 13, 1940 by Pope Pius XII, and elevated to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocese on September 19, 1953,...
Metropolitan: Archbishop Bernard Moras
Ecclesiastical Province of Bhopal
- Archdiocese of Bhopal
- Diocese of Gwalior
- Diocese of IndoreRoman Catholic Diocese of IndoreThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Indore is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church based in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. Founded in 1952 and spread over 3 civil districts of western Madhya Pradesh, it serves an area of 19,073 km²....
- Diocese of Jabalpur
- Diocese of Jhabua
- Diocese of Khandwa,
- Diocese of Sagar
- Diocese of Satna
- Diocese of Ujjain
Metropolitan: Archbishop Pascal Topno, SJ
Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
Ecclesiastical Province of Bombay
- Archdiocese of BombayRoman Catholic Archdiocese of BombayThe Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bombay is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in India. The archdiocese has been a metropolitan see since the time it was elevated by Pope Leo XIII on September 1, 1886. The ecclesiastical province of Bombay includes the suffragan dioceses of Nashik,...
- Diocese of Kalyan
- Diocese of Nashik
- Diocese of Poona
- Diocese of Sindhudurg
- Diocese of Vasai
Metropolitan: Archbishop Oswald Gracias
Oswald Gracias
Oswald Gracias is a Goan Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He serves as Archbishop of Bombay, having been appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on 14 October 2006, and was raised to the cardinalate in 2007...
Ecclesiastical Province of Calcutta
- Archdiocese of CalcuttaRoman Catholic Archdiocese of CalcuttaThe Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Calcutta is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in India. It was erected as the Apostolic Vicariate of Bengal in 1834 by Pope Gregory XVI, and renamed as the Apostolic Vicariate of Western Bengal in 1850 by Gregory's...
Metropolitan: Archbishop Lucas Sirkar, SDB
Salesians of Don Bosco
The Salesians of Don Bosco is a Roman Catholic religious order founded in the late nineteenth century by Saint John Bosco in an attempt, through works of charity, to care for the young and poor children of the industrial revolution...
Thomas D'Souza. Coadjutor Archbishop of Calcutta, March, 2011
Ecclesiastical Province of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
Ecclesiastical Province of Delhi
- Archdiocese of Delhi
- Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar
- Diocese of Jullundur
- Diocese of Simla and Chandigarh
Metropolitan: Archbishop Vincent Michael Concessao
Ecclesiastical Province of Gandhinagar
- Archdiocese of Gandhinagar
- Diocese of Ahmedabad
- Diocese of Baroda
- Diocese of Rajkot
Metropolitan: Archbishop Stanislaus Fernandes
Ecclesiastical Province of Goa e Damão
- Archdiocese of Goa e Damão
- Diocese of Sindhudurg
Ecclesiastical Province of Guwahati
- Archdiocese of Guwahati
- Diocese of Bongaigaon
- Diocese of Dibrugarh
- Diocese of Diphu
- Diocese of Itanagar
- Diocese of Miao
- Diocese of Tezpur
Ecclesiastical Province of Hyderabad
- Archdiocese of Hyderabad
- Diocese of Adilabad
- Diocese of Cuddapah
- Diocese of Khammam
- Diocese of Kurnool
- Diocese of Nalgonda
- Diocese of Warangal
Ecclesiastical Province of Imphal
Metropolitan: Archbishop Joseph Mittathany
Ecclesiastical Province of Madras and Mylapore
Metropolitan: Archbishop Malayappan Chinnappa, SDB
Ecclesiastical Province of Madurai
- Archdiocese of Madurai
- Diocese of Dindigul
- Diocese of Kottar
- Diocese of Palayamkottai
- Diocese of SivagangaiRoman Catholic Diocese of SivagangaiThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Sivagangai is located at southeast corner of Bay of Bengal, 45 km east of Madurai city. Tamilnadu, India.- History :...
- Diocese of Tiruchirapalli
- Diocese of Tuticorin
Ecclesiastical Province of Nagpur
- Archdiocese of Nagpur
- Diocese of Amravati
- Diocese of Aurangabad
- Diocese of Chanda
Ecclesiastical Province of Patna
- Archdiocese of Patna
- Diocese of Bettiah
- Diocese of Bhagalpur
- Diocese of Buxar
- Diocese of Muzaffarpur
- Diocese of Purnea
Metropolitan: Archbishop Benedict John Osta, SJ
Ecclesiastical Province of Pondicherry and Cuddalore
- Archdiocese of Pondicherry and CuddaloreRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Pondicherry and CuddaloreThe Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore is an archdiocese located in the cities of Pondicherry and Cuddalore in India. The Archdiocese now celebrates its 125 years of being elevatd to the status of Archdiocese.-History:...
Metropolitan: Archbishop Antony Anandarayar
Antony Anandarayar
Monsignor Antony Anandarayar, born on 18 July 1945 in Varadarajanpet , is the current Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore . His Episcopal Motto in Latin is Servire in Fide et in Amore, which means To serve with Faith and Love.He is well versed in Tamil, English,...
Ecclesiastical Province of Raipur
- Archdiocese of Raipur
- Diocese of Ambikapur
- Diocese of Jagdalpur
- Diocese of Jashpur
- Diocese of Raigarh
Metropolitan: Archbishop Joseph Augustine Charanakunnel
Ecclesiastical Province of Ranchi
- Archdiocese of RanchiRoman Catholic Archdiocese of RanchiThe Ranchi Catholic Archdiocese , with roots of activities tracing to more than 150 years, currently comprises the districts of Ranchi and Lohardaga of Jharkhand state, India...
Metropolitan: Cardinal
Cardinal (Catholicism)
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
Telesphore Toppo
Ecclesiastical Province of Shillong
Metropolitan: Archbishop Dominic Jala, SDB
SDB
SDB or sdb can stand for:* Safe deposit box, a type of safe* Salesians of Don Bosco, a Roman Catholic religious order* Schiller-Duval body, a pathologic finding pathognomonic for Endodermal sinus tumors...
Ecclesiastical Province of Thiruvananthapuram
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- Archdiocese of Thiruvananthapuram
- Diocese of Alleppey
- Diocese of Neyyattinkara
- Diocese of Punalur
- Diocese of Quilon
Metropolitan: Archbishop Calist Soosa Pakiam
Ecclesiastical Province of Verapoly
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- Archdiocese or Verapoly
- Diocese of Calicut
- Diocese of Cochin
- Diocese of Kannur
- Diocese of Kottapuram
- Diocese of Vijayapuram
Metropolitan: Archbishop Most. Rev. Dr. Francis Kallarackal
Ecclesiastical Province of Visakhapatnam
- Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam
- Diocese of EluruRoman Catholic Diocese of EluruThe Diocese of Eluru comprises the whole of West Godavari district and the Mandals of Amalapuram, Kothapeta, Rajole and Mummidivaram of East Godavari in Andhra Pradesh, India. This territory was formed from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Vijayawada and was erected into a Diocese by Pope Paul VI on...
- Diocese of Guntur
- Diocese of Nellore
- Diocese of Srikakulam
- Diocese of Vijayawada
- Diocese of Eluru
Metropolitan: Archbishop Kagithapu Mariadas, MSFS
Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales
The Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales are a Roman Catholic religious order of men. It was founded in response to the desire of St. Francis de Sales to found a society of missionary priests...
Syro-Malabar Ecclesiastical Provinces
The Syro-Malabar Church is governed by the Major ArchbishopMajor Archbishop
right|200 px|thumb|Archbishop [[Sviatoslav Shevchuk]], Major Archbishop of Kyiv-HalychIn the Eastern Catholic Churches, major archbishop is a title for an hierarch to whose archiepiscopal see is granted the same jurisdiction in his autonomous particular Church that an Eastern patriarch has in...
whose seat is Ernakulam
Ernakulam
Ernakulam refers to the downtown area or the western part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. The city is the most urban part of Kochi and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Ernakulam is called the commercial capital of the state of Kerala and is a main nerve of business in...
-Angamaly
Angamaly
Angamaly is a satellite town of the city of Kochi, situated north of the city center and a municipality in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. It is one of the entry points or gateways to Ernakulam district from northern Kerala...
and the synod
Synod
A synod historically is a council of a church, usually convened to decide an issue of doctrine, administration or application. In modern usage, the word often refers to the governing body of a particular church, whether its members are meeting or not...
of all bishops of the sui iuris Church, both within and outside of India.
Province of Eranakulam - Angamaly
- Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Eranakulam-Angamaly
- Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of IdukkiSyro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of IdukkiThe Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Idukki is a Roman Catholic diocese in India, under the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. It is a suffragan diocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly. The creation of the diocese is contained in an Apostolic Constitution "Maturescens catholica fideis" put forth by Pope John...
- Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of KothamangalamSyro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of KothamangalamThe Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Kothamangalam is a Roman Catholic diocese in India, under the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. It was established by Pope Pius XII in 1957...
Province of Changanassery
- Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Changanassery
- Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of KanjirappallySyro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of KanjirappallyThe Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Kanjirapally is a Roman Catholic diocese in India, under the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church.It was erected by Pope Paul VI in the bull "Nos Beati Petri Successores" in February 1977, which separated the eastern part of the Archdiocese of Changanachery and erected...
- Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Palai
- Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of ThuckalaySyro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of ThuckalayThe Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Thuckalay is a Roman Catholic diocese in India, under the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. It was founded on November 11, 1996. The see is currently sede vacante..-External links:*...
Province of Tellicherry
- Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Tellicherry
- Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of BelthangadySyro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of BelthangadyThe Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Belthangady is a Roman Catholic diocese in India, under the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. It was established in 1999 by Pope John Paul II's Bull "Cum Ampla". It is a suffragan diocese of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church's Archdiocese of Tellicherry...
- Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of BhadravathiSyro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of BhadravathiThe Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Bhadravathi was created by Benedict XVI's Papal bull "Cum Ampla" as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Tellicherry....
- Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of MananthavadySyro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of MananthavadyThe Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Mananthavady is a Roman Catholic diocese in India, under the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. It was established in 1973 by Pope Paul VI...
- Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of ThamarasserySyro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of ThamarasseryThe Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Thamarassery is a Roman Catholic diocese in India, under the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. It was created on April 28, 1986. On Monday, January 18, 2010, the Synod of Bishops of the Syro-Malabar Church, meeting at Mt. St...
- Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of MandyaSyro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of MandyaThe Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Mandya is situated in Mandya city in Mandya District of Karnataka. The Diocese includes for civil districts of Karnataka, namely, Mandya, Hassan, Mysore and Chamarajnagar. The Diocese of Mandya was created by bifurcating Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of...
Province of Thrissur
- Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur
- Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of RamanathapuramSyro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of RamanathapuramThe Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Ramanathapuram is situated in Ramanathapuram city in Coimbatore District of Tamil Nadu. The Diocese includes Coimbatore, Tirupur, Erode and Karur districts. The Diocese of Ramanathapuram was created by bifurcating Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Palghat. The...
- Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of IrinjalakudaSyro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of IrinjalakudaThe Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Irinjalakuda is situated in Irinjalakuda city of Thrissur District of Kerala, India. The Diocese was created by Pope Paul VI in his Bull Trichurensis Eparchiae of June 22, 1978. Mar James Pazhayattil was the first Bishop. He was succeeded by Mar Pauly Kannookadan...
- Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of PalghatSyro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Palghat-History of Diocese of Palghat :The Eparchy of Palghat was erected on June 20, 1974, through the Decree "Apostolico Requirente" by Pope Paul VI, bifurcating the eparchy of Trichur and adding into the territory of the new eparchy a few parishes of the eparchy of Tellichery, which were in the...
Syro-Malabar Mission Dioceses Outside of Kerala
- Syro-Malabar Diocese of Adilabad (Suffragan of the Archdiocese of Hyderabad)
- Syro-Malabar Diocese of Bijnor (Suffragan of the Archdiocese of Agra)
- Syro-Malabar Eparchy of Chanda (Suffragan of the Archdiocese of Nagpur)
- Syro-Malabar Diocese of Gorakhpur (Suffragan of the Archdiocese of Agra)
- Syro-Malabar Diocese of Jagadalpur (Suffragan of the Archdiocese of Raipur)
- Syro-Malabar Diocese of Kalyan (Suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bombay)
- Syro-Malabar Diocese of Rajkot (Suffragan of the Archdiocese of Gandhinagar)
- Syro-Malabar Diocese of Sagar (Suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bhopal)
- Syro-Malabar Diocese of Satna (Suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bhopal)
- Syro-Malabar Diocese of Ujjain (Suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bhopal)
Syro-Malankara Ecclesiastical Provinces
The Syro-Malankara Catholic ChurchSyro-Malankara Catholic Church
The Syro-Malankara Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See...
is also a major archiepiscopal
Major Archbishop
right|200 px|thumb|Archbishop [[Sviatoslav Shevchuk]], Major Archbishop of Kyiv-HalychIn the Eastern Catholic Churches, major archbishop is a title for an hierarch to whose archiepiscopal see is granted the same jurisdiction in his autonomous particular Church that an Eastern patriarch has in...
sui iuris Church. It is governed by the Major Archbishop
Major Archbishop
right|200 px|thumb|Archbishop [[Sviatoslav Shevchuk]], Major Archbishop of Kyiv-HalychIn the Eastern Catholic Churches, major archbishop is a title for an hierarch to whose archiepiscopal see is granted the same jurisdiction in his autonomous particular Church that an Eastern patriarch has in...
whose seat is Trivandrum and its synod
Synod
A synod historically is a council of a church, usually convened to decide an issue of doctrine, administration or application. In modern usage, the word often refers to the governing body of a particular church, whether its members are meeting or not...
of bishops.
Province of Tiruvalla
- Syro-Malankara Archdiocese of Tiruvalla
- Syro-Malankara Eparchy of Muvattupuzha
- Syro-Malankara Diocese of Bathery
- Syro-Malankara Eparchy of Puthur
Metropolitan: His Grace Most Rev. Archbishop Thomas Mar Koorilos