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Diocese of Meerut

*Dioecesis Meerutensis*
Diocese of Meerut; Dioecesis Meerutensis
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Agra
Metropolitan	Agra
Statistics
Area	28,337 km2 (10,941 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2004); 31,391,516; 27,192 (0.1%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	St Joseph’s Cathedral in Meerut
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Patrick Nair
Metropolitan Archbishop	Albert D'Souza
Bishops emeritus	Patrick Nair, Bishop Emeritus (
Website
	Website of the Diocese

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Meerut (Latin: Meeruten(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Meerut in the Ecclesiastical province of Agra in India.

20 February 1956: Established as the Diocese of Meerut from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Agra

Bishops of Meerut (Latin Rite)
- Archbishop Joseph Bartholomew Evangelisti, O.F.M. Cap. (29 February 1956 – 3 August 1973)
- Bishop Patrick Nair (5 April 1974 – 3 December 2008)
- Bishop Francis Kalist (3 December 2008 - Present)

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