Roman Catholicism in India

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The Roman Catholic Church in India is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.

There are over 17 million Catholics in India, which represents 1.5% of the total population. There are 157 ecclesiastical units in India comprising 29 archdioceses and 128 dioceses. Of these, 127 are Latin Rite, 25 Syro-Malabar Rite and 5 Syro-Malankara Rite.

Contents 1 Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Provinces 1.1 Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agra 1.2 Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangalore 1.3 Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bhopal 1.4 Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bombay 1.5 Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta 1.6 Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack - Bhubaneswar 1.7 Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Delhi 1.8 Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gandhinagar 1.9 Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa - Daman 1.10 Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guwahati 1.11 Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hyderabad 1.12 Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Imphal 1.13 Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madras - Mylapore 1.14 Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madurai 1.15 Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagpur 1.16 Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Patna 1.17 Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pondicherry - Cuddalore 1.18 Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Raipur 1.19 Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ranchi 1.20 Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shillong 1.21 Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trivandrum 1.22 Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Verapoly 1.23 Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam 2 Syro-Malabar Ecclesiastical Provinces 2.1 Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Eranakulam-Angamaly 2.2 Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Changanassery 2.3 Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Tellicherry 2.4 Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur 2.5 Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Kottayam 2.6 Syro-Malabar Mission Dioceses 2.7 Church Missions 3 External link 3.1 Syro-Malankara Ecclesiastical Provinces 4 External link 5 Statistics 6 External links

[edit] Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Provinces

[edit] Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agra

Roman Catholic Diocese of Ajmer-Jaipur

Roman Catholic Diocese of Allahabad

Roman Catholic Diocese of Bareilly

Roman Catholic Diocese of Jhansi

Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucknow

Roman Catholic Diocese of Meerut

Roman Catholic Diocese of Udaipur

Roman Catholic Diocese of Varanasi

Metropolitan: Agra is currently a vacant see; the Archbishop, Oswald Gracias, was transferred to Bombay to replace Cardinal Ivan Dias, who was named to head a department of the Roman Curia.

[edit] Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangalore

Roman Catholic Diocese of Bellary

Roman Catholic Diocese of Belgaum

Roman Catholic Diocese of Chikmagalur

Roman Catholic Diocese of Karwar

Roman Catholic Diocese of Mangalore

Roman Catholic Diocese of Mysore

Roman Catholic Diocese of Shimoga

Metropolitan: Archbishop Bernard Moras

[edit] Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bhopal

Roman Catholic Diocese of Gwalior

Roman Catholic Diocese of Indore

Roman Catholic Diocese of Jabalpur

Roman Catholic Diocese of Jhabua

Roman Catholic Diocese of Khandwa

Metropolitan: Archbishop Pascal Topno, SJ

[edit] Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bombay

Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashik

Roman Catholic Diocese of Pune

Roman Catholic Diocese of Vasa

Metropolitan: Archbishop Oswald Gracias

[edit] Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta

Roman Catholic Diocese of Baruipur

Roman Catholic Diocese of Darjeeling

Roman Catholic Diocese of Jalpaiguri

Roman Catholic Diocese of Krishnagar

Roman Catholic Diocese of Raiganj

Roman Catholic Diocese of Bagdogra

Roman Catholic Diocese of Asansol

Metropolitan: Archbishop Lucas Sirkar, SDB

[edit] Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack - Bhubaneswar

Roman Catholic Diocese of Balasore

Roman Catholic Diocese of Berhampur

Roman Catholic Diocese of Rourkela

Roman Catholic Diocese of Sambalpur

Metropolitan: Archbishop Raphael Cheenath, SVD

[edit] Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Delhi

Roman Catholic Diocese of Jammu - Srinagar

Roman Catholic Diocese of Jalandhar

Roman Catholic Diocese of Simla - Chandigarh

Metropolitan: Archbishop Vincent Michael Concessao

[edit] Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gandhinagar

Roman Catholic Diocese of Ahmedabad

Roman Catholic Diocese of Baroda.

Metropolitan: Archbishop Stanislaus Fernandes

[edit] Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa - Daman

Roman Catholic Diocese of Goa and Daman

Patriarch: Patriarch Filipe Neri Ferrao

[edit] Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guwahati

Roman Catholic Diocese of Bongaigaon

Roman Catholic Diocese of Dibrugarh

Roman Catholic Diocese of Diphu

Roman Catholic Diocese of Tezpur

Metropolitan: Archbishop Thomas Menaparampil, SDB

[edit] Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hyderabad

Roman Catholic Diocese of Hyderabad

Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuddapah

Roman Catholic Diocese of Khammam

Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurnool

Roman Catholic Diocese of Nalgonda

Roman Catholic Diocese of Warangal

Metropolitan: Archbishop Marampudi Joji

[edit] Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Imphal

Roman Catholic Diocese of Imphal

Roman Catholic Diocese of Kohima

Metropolitan: Archbishop Joseph Mittathany

[edit] Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madras - Mylapore

Roman Catholic Diocese of Chingleput

Roman Catholic Diocese of Coimbatore

Roman Catholic Diocese of Ootacamund

Roman Catholic Diocese of Vellore

Metropolitan: Archbishop Malayappan Chinnappa, SDB

[edit] Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madurai

Roman Catholic Diocese of Dindigul

Roman Catholic Diocese of Kottar

Roman Catholic Diocese of Palayamkottai

Roman Catholic Diocese of Sivagangai

Roman Catholic Diocese of Tiruchirapalli

Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuticorin

Metropolitan: Bishop Peter Fernando

[edit] Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagpur

Roman Catholic Diocese of Amravati

Roman Catholic Diocese of Aurangabad

Metropolitan: Archbishop Abraham Viruthakulangara

[edit] Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Patna

Roman Catholic Diocese of Bettiah

Roman Catholic Diocese of Bhagalpur

Roman Catholic Diocese of Muzaffarpur

Roman Catholic Diocese of Purnea

Metropolitan: Archbishop Benedict John Osta, SJ

[edit] Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pondicherry - Cuddalore

Roman Catholic Diocese of Kumbakonam

Roman Catholic Diocese of Salem

Roman Catholic Diocese of Thanjavur

Roman Catholic Diocese of Dharmapuri

Metropolitan: Archbishop Anthony Anandarayor

[edit] Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Raipur

Roman Catholic Diocese of Ambikapur

Roman Catholic Diocese of Raigarh

Metropolitan: Archbishop Joseph Augustine Charanakunnel

[edit] Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ranchi

Diocese of Daltonganj

Diocese of Dumka

Diocese of Jamshedpur

Diocese of Port-Blair, Gumla

Diocese of Simdega

Diocese of Khunti

Diocese of Hzaribagh

Metropolitan: Cardinal Telesphore Placidus Cardinal Toppo, President of the CBCI

[edit] Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shillong

Roman Catholic Diocese of Tura

Roman Catholic Diocese of Aizawl

Roman Catholic Diocese of Agartala

Metropolitan: Archbishop Dominic Jala, SDB

[edit] Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trivandrum

(Ecclesiastical Province of Latin Rite) Trivandrum Archdiocese (Latin),

Roman Catholic Diocese of Alleppey

Roman Catholic Diocese of Neyyatinkara

Roman Catholic Diocese of Punalur

Roman Catholic Diocese of Quilon

Metropolitan: Archbishop Calist Soosa Pakiam

[edit] Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Verapoly

Roman Catholic Diocese of Calicut

Roman Catholic Diocese of Cochin

Roman Catholic Diocese of Kannur

Roman Catholic Diocese of Kottapuram

Roman Catholic Diocese of Vijayapuram

Metropolitan: Archbishop Daniel Acharuparambil, OCD

[edit] Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam

Roman Catholic Diocese of Eluru

Roman Catholic Diocese of Guntur

Roman Catholic Diocese of Nellore

Roman Catholic Diocese of Srikakulam

Roman Catholic Diocese of Vijayawada

Metropolitan: Archbishop Kagithapu Mariadas, MSFS

[edit] Syro-Malabar Ecclesiastical Provinces

[edit] Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Eranakulam-Angamaly

Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Idukki

Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Kothamangalam

[edit] Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Changanassery

Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Kanjirappally

Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Palai

Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Thuckalay

[edit] Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Tellicherry

Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Belthangady

Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Mananthavady

Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Thamarasserry

[edit] Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur

Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Irinjalakuda

Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Palghat

[edit] Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Kottayam

[edit] Syro-Malabar Mission Dioceses

Syro-Malabar Diocese of Adilabad

Syro-Malabar Diocese of Bijnor

Syro-Malabar Diocese of Chanda

Syro-Malabar Diocese of Ghorakpur

Syro-Malabar Diocese of Jagadalpur

Syro-Malabar Diocese of Kalyan

Syro-Malabar Diocese of Rajkot

Syro-Malabar Diocese of Sagar

Syro-Malabar Diocese of Satna

Syro-Malabar Diocese of Ujjain

St. Thomas Diocese of Chicago

Syro-Malabar Catholic Church London

[edit] Church Missions

• Syro Malabar Mission of Boston
• Syro Malabar Mission of Dallas
• Syro Malabar Mission of Detroit
• Syro-Malabar Mission of Los Angeles
• Syro Malabar Mission of Miami
• Syro Malabar Mission of New York
• Syro Malabar Mission of New Jersey
• Syro Malabar Mission of Philadelphia
• Syro Malabar Mission of San Francisco

[edit] External link

• The Syro-Malabar Church

[edit] Syro-Malankara Ecclesiastical Provinces

Archdiocese of Trivandrum

Diocese of Bathery

Diocese of Tiruvalla

Diocese of Marthandom

Diocese of Muvattupuzha

Metropolitan: Major Archbishop Cyril Mar Baselios, OIC

[edit] External link

Syro-Malankara Church

[edit] Statistics

Statistics for 2003 Total number of diocesan priests: 14,000; Religious Priests: 13,500; Religious Brothers: 4,300; Religious Sisters: 90,000; Total no. of Religious Congregations: 300 (Men, 70; Women, 230)

Educational Institutions: Kindergartens/Nursery Schools: 3,785; Primary Schools: 7,319; Secondary Schools: 3,765; Colleges: 240; Medical/Nursing Schools/Colleges: 28; Engineering Colleges: 5

Social Welfare Activities: Technical Training Schools/Polytechnics: 1,524; Hostels/Boarding Houses: 1,765; Orphanages: 1,085; Creches: 228; Hospitals: 704; Dispensaries/Health Centres: 1,792; Leprosaria: 111; Rehabilitation Centres: 102; Homes for Aged, Destitutes & Physically challenged: 455

[edit] External links

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic encyclopedia - India
• Catholic Bishop's Conference of India