Roman Catholic Diocese of Krishnagar
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Krishnagar is a diocese
located in the city of Krishnagar
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 Krishnagar
Krishnagar
Krishnanagar is a municipality and administrative headquarters of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Krishnanagar is located at . It has an average elevation of 14 metres...
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
- 1870: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Central Bengal from the Apostolic Vicariate of Western Bengal
- September 1, 1886: Promoted as Diocese of Central Bengal
- 1887: Renamed as Diocese of Krishnagar
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 Krishnagar (Latin Rite)- Bishop Joseph Suren Gomes, S.D.B. (April 17, 2002 – present)
- Bishop Lucas Sirkar (later Archbishop) (June 22, 1984 – April 14, 2000)
- Bishop Matthew Baroi, S.D.B. (September 17, 1973 – April 4, 1983)
- Fr. Matthew Baroi, S.D.B. (later Bishop) (Apostolic Administrator 1970 – September 17, 1973)
- Bishop Louis La Ravoire Morrow, S.D.B. (May 25, 1939 – October 31, 1969)
- Bishop Stephen FerrandoStephen FerrandoStephen Ferrando born Rossiglione, Italy September 28, 1895, died June 21, 1978, was an Italian missionary belonging to the Salesians of Don Bosco , an order founded by St. John Bosco. Ferrando was ordained a priest on March 18, 1923 at the Salesian Institute of Borgo San Martino, Alessandria, Italy...
, S.D.B. (later Archbishop) (July 9, 1934 – November 26, 1935) - Bishop Santino Taveggia, P.I.M.E. (August 23, 1906 – 1927)
- Bishop Francesco PozziFrancesco PozziFrancesco Pozzi was an Italian engraver.He was born at Rome and was the nephew of Rocco Pozzi. In conjunction with Coppa and Perini, he engraved some of the plates from the statues in the Clementine Gallery at the Vatican. Also engraved...
, P.I.M.E. (November 25, 1886 – October 22, 1905)