Roman Catholic Diocese of Jalpaiguri
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jalpaiguri is a diocese
located in the city of Jalpaiguri
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Calcutta
in India.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Jalpaiguri
Jalpaiguri
Jalpaiguri is a city in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of Jalpaiguri district, and the divisional headquarters of the North Bengal region.-History:...
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Calcutta
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta
The 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...
in India.
History
- January 17, 1952: Established as the Diocese of Jalpaiguri from the Diocese of Dinajpur
Leadership
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Jalpaiguri (Latin Rite)- Bishop Clement Tirkey (January 31, 2006 – present)
- Bishop James Anthony Toppo (April 24, 1971 – May 4, 2004)
- Bishop Francis Ekka (November 29, 1967 – April 24, 1971)
- Bishop Amerigo Galbiati, P.I.M.E. (March 20, 1952 – March 22, 1967)