Catholic Ecclesiastical Provinces in India

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Roman Catholic Church in India covers include 31 provinciates, which are organised into 23 Roman Catholic, 6 Syro-Malabar and 2 Syro-Malankara provinces.[1]

Contents

[edit] Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Provinces

The bishops of the Latin 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.

[edit] Province of Agra

  • 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 appointed by the Pope as Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

[edit] Province of Bangalore

  • 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] Province of Bhopal

  • 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] Province of Bombay

Metropolitan: Archbishop Oswald Gracias

[edit] Province of Calcutta

  • 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] Province of Cuttack - Bhubaneswar

  • 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] Province of Delhi

  • 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] Province of Gandhinagar

  • Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gandhinagar
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Ahmedabad
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Baroda.

Metropolitan: Archbishop Stanislaus Fernandes

[edit] Province of Goa - Daman

Metropolitan: Patriarch Filipe Neri Ferrao

[edit] Province of Guwahati

  • 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] Province of Hyderabad

  • 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] Province of Imphal

  • Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Imphal
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Imphal
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Kohima

Metropolitan: Archbishop Joseph Mittathany

[edit] Province of Madras - Mylapore

Metropolitan: Archbishop Malayappan Chinnappa, SDB

[edit] Province of Madurai

  • 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] Province of Nagpur

  • Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagpur
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Amravati
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Aurangabad

Metropolitan: Archbishop Abraham Viruthakulangara

[edit] Province of Patna

  • 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] Province of Pondicherry - Cuddalore

  • 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] Province of Raipur

  • Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Raipur
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Ambikapur
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Raigarh

Metropolitan: Archbishop Joseph Augustine Charanakunnel

[edit] Province of Ranchi

  • 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] Province of Shillong

  • 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] Latin Province of Trivandrum

  • Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trivandrum
  • 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] Province of Verapoly

Metropolitan: Archbishop Daniel Acharuparambil, OCD

[edit] Province of Visakhapatnam

  • 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

The Syro-Malabar Church is governed by the Major Archbishop of Erankulam-Angamaly and the synod of all bishops of the sui iuris Church, both within and outside of India.

[edit] Province of Eranakulam - Angamaly

[edit] Province of Changanassery

[edit] Province of Tellicherry

[edit] Province of Thrissur

[edit] Province of Kottayam

[edit] Syro-Malabar Mission Dioceses Outside of Kerela

  • 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)

[edit] Syro-Malankara Ecclesiastical Provinces

The Syro-Malankara Catholic Church is also a major archiepiscopal sui iuris Church. It is governed by the Major Archbishop of Trivandrum and its synod of bishops.

[edit] Malankara Province of Trivandrum

Metropolitan: Moran Mor Baselios Cleemis Catholicos, Major Archbishop

[edit] Province of Tiruvalla

  • Syro-Malankara Archdiocese of Tiruvalla
  • Syro-Malankara Diocese of Bathery
  • Syro-Malankara Eparchy of Muvattupuzha

Metropolitan: His Grace Most Rev. Archbishop Thomas Mar Koorilos

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Current Dioceses in India on Catholic Herarchy website.