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List of Catholic dioceses in India

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The Catholic Church in India has one of the largest number of dioceses in Asia. The bishops of the Latin Church, Syro-Malabar Catholic Church and Syro-Malankara Catholic Church form the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI).[1] This episcopal conference was established in 1944.

By Type

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By typology, the dioceses are categorised as :

  • Major archepiscopial sees (Major archdioceses): 2
  • Titular patriarchal see, metropolitan archdiocese: 1
  • Metropolitan archdioceses: 29
  • Archdiocese without suffragans: 1
  • Dioceses: 141
  • Titular episcopal see: 1

By Rite

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Out of the 174 dioceses in India,

By Ecclesiastical Provinces

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These are organised into 30 provinces comprising 24 Latin, 4 Syro-Malabar and 2 Syro-Malankara provinces.[2]

Latin Catholic Ecclesiastical Provinces

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Latin ecclesiastical provinces and dioceses of the Catholic church in India. The dioceses making up a province have different shades of the same colour

Province of Agra

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Province of Bangalore

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Province of Bhopal

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Province of Bombay

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Province of Calcutta

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Province of Calicut

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Province of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar

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Province of Delhi

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Province of Gandhinagar

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Province of Goa and Daman

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Province of Guwahati

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Province of Hyderabad

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Province of Imphal

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Province of Madras and Mylapore

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Province of Madurai

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Province of Nagpur

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Province of Patna

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Province of Pondicherry and Cuddalore

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Province of Raipur

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Province of Ranchi

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Province of Shillong

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Province of Trivandrum

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Province of Verapoly

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Province of Visakhapatnam

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Syro-Malabar Catholic Ecclesiastical Provinces

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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.

 
Dioceses of the Syro-Malabar Church in India

Province of Ernakulam - Angamaly

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Ecclesiastical Territory of the Syro-Malabar Eparchy of Shamshabad

Province of Changanassery

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Province of Tellicherry

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Province of Thrissur

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Archdiocese of Kottayam

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Syro-Malankara Catholic Ecclesiastical Provinces

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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.

 
Indian dioceses of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church

Province of Trivandrum

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Province of Tiruvalla

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Directly under the Holy See

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Titular Episcopal See

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  • Titular Episcopal See of Chayal of Syro-Malankara

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The Archbishop of Goa and Daman also carries the title of the Patriarch of the East Indies.
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References

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  1. ^ "CHURCH IN INDIA". cbci.in. Catholic Bishops' Conference of India.
  2. ^ "DIOCESES OF INDIA". cbci.in. Catholic Bishops' Conference of India.
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