List of Catholic dioceses in India
With the establishment of Syro Malabar eparchies of Shamshabad and Hosur in October 2017, the Catholic Church in India includes 174 dioceses, of which 132 are Latin, 31 are Syro-Malabar, and 11 are Syro-Malankara. These are organised into 29 ecclesiastical provinces, comprising 23 Latin, 4 Syro-Malabar and 2 Syro-Malankara provinces.[1]
The bishops of the Latin Church, Syro-Malabar Catholic Church and Syro-Malankara Catholic Church form the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI).[2] This episcopal conference was established in 1944.
Latin Catholic Ecclesiastical Provinces edit
Province of Agra edit
Province of Bangalore edit
Province of Bhopal edit
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bhopal
- Diocese of Gwalior
- Diocese of Indore
- Diocese of Jabalpur
- Diocese of Jhabua
- Diocese of Khandwa
- Diocese of Sagar (Syro-Malabar)
- Diocese of Satna (Syro-Malabar)
- Diocese of Ujjain (Syro-Malabar)
Province of Bombay edit
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bombay
- Diocese of Poona
- Diocese of Vasai
- Diocese of Nashik
- Diocese of Kalyan (Syro-Malabar)
Province of Calcutta edit
Province of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar edit
Province of Delhi edit
Province of Gandhinagar edit
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gandhinagar
- Diocese of Ahmedabad
- Diocese of Baroda
- Diocese of Rajkot (Syro-Malabar)
Province of Goa and Daman edit
Province of Guwahati edit
Province of Hyderabad edit
Province of Imphal edit
Province of Madras and Mylapore edit
Province of Madurai edit
Province of Nagpur edit
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nagpur
- Diocese of Amravati
- Diocese of Aurangabad
- Diocese of Chanda (Syro-Malabar)
Province of Patna edit
Province of Pondicherry and Cuddalore edit
Province of Raipur edit
Province of Ranchi edit
Province of Shillong edit
Province of Trivandrum edit
Province of Verapoly edit
Province of Visakhapatnam edit
Syro-Malabar Catholic Ecclesiastical Provinces edit
The Syro-Malabar Church is governed by the Major Archbishop whose seat is Ernakulam-Angamaly and the synod of all bishops of this sui iuris church, both within and outside of India.
Province of Ernakulam - Angamaly edit
Province of Changanassery edit
Province of Tellicherry edit
Province of Thrissur edit
Archdiocese of Kottayam edit
Syro-Malankara Catholic Ecclesiastical Provinces edit
The Syro-Malankara Catholic Church is also a major archiepiscopal sui iuris Church. It is governed by the Major Archbishop whose seat is Trivandrum and its synod of bishops.
Province of Trivandrum edit
Province of Tiruvalla edit
Directly under the Holy See edit
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ The Archbishop of Goa and Daman also carries the title of the Patriarch of the East Indies.
External links edit
References edit
- ^ "DIOCESES OF INDIA". cbci.in. Catholic Bishops' Conference of India.
- ^ "CHURCH IN INDIA". cbci.in. Catholic Bishops' Conference of India.