List of Catholic dioceses in India
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
[edit]By typology, the dioceses are categorised as :
- Major archepiscopial sees (Major archdioceses): 2
- Titular patriarchal see, metropolitan archdiocese: 1
- Metropolitan archdioceses: 31
- Archdiocese without suffragans: 1
- Dioceses: 139
- Titular episcopal see: 1
By Rite
[edit]Out of the 174 dioceses in India,
- Latin has 132 dioceses.
- Syro-Malabar has 31 dioceses and
- Syro-Malankara has 11 dioceses.
By Ecclesiastical Provinces
[edit]These are organised into 34 provinces comprising 24 Latin, 8 Syro-Malabar and 2 Syro-Malankara provinces.[2]
Latin Catholic Ecclesiastical Provinces
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Province of Agra
[edit]Province of Bangalore
[edit]Province of Bhopal
[edit]Province of Bombay
[edit]Province of Calcutta
[edit]Province of Calicut
[edit]Province of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
[edit]Province of Delhi
[edit]Province of Gandhinagar
[edit]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]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 Faridabad
[edit]Province of Kalyan
[edit]Province of Shamshabad
[edit]Province of Tellicherry
[edit]Province of Thrissur
[edit]Province of Ujjain
[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]Titular Episcopal See
[edit]- Titular Episcopal See of Chayal of Syro-Malankara
See also
[edit]- Catholic Church in India
- Territories of Catholic dioceses in India
- Christianity in India
- List of cathedrals in India
- List of Catholic bishops of India
- List of Catholic dioceses (structured view)
Notes
[edit]- ^ The Archbishop of Goa and Daman also carries the title of the Patriarch of the East Indies.
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "CHURCH IN INDIA". cbci.in. Catholic Bishops' Conference of India.
- ^ "DIOCESES OF INDIA". cbci.in. Catholic Bishops' Conference of India.