Roman Catholic Diocese of Bettiah
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| Diocese of Bettiah Dioecesis Bettiahensis |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Metropolitan | Patna |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 16,089 km2 (6,212 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 14,548,515 5,729 (0.0%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Victor Henry Thakur |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bettiah (Latin: Bettiahen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Bettiah in the Ecclesiastical province of Patna in India.
[edit] History
- 1892: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Bettiah from the Diocese of Allahabad
- 1917: Suppressed to the Apostolic Vicariate of Patna
- June 27, 1998: Restored as Diocese of Bettiah from the Diocese of Muzaffarpur
[edit] Leadership
- Bishops of Bettiah (Latin Rite)
- Bishop Victor Henry Thakur (June 27, 1998 – present)
- Prefects Apostolic of Bettiah (Latin Rite)
- Fr. Eugenio Remigio Schwarz, O.F.M. Cap. (1892 – 1918)
[edit] References
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Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article Bettiah. |
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