Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Delhi
Archdiocese of Archdiocese of Delhi Archidioecesis Delhiensis दिल्ली के सूबा | |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Territory | New Delhi |
| Ecclesiastical province | Delhi |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 15,420 km2 (5,950 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 19,016,000 106,800 (0.6%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 13 April 1937 |
| Cathedral | Sacred Heart Cathedral, New Delhi |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Anil Joseph Thomas Couto |
| Bishops emeritus | Vincent Concessao Archbishop Emeritus (2000-2012) |
| Website | |
| Website of the Archdiocese | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Delhi (Latin: Delhien(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Delhi in India.
History
- September 13, 1910: Established as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Simla on territory split off from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Agra and Diocese of Lahore.
- April 13, 1937: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Delhi and Simla.
- June 4, 1959: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Delhi, having lost territory to establish as suffragan the Diocese of Simla.
Episcopal Ordinaries
(all Latin Rite)
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Simla
- Archbishop Anselm Edward John Kenealy, Capuchin Franciscans (O.F.M. Cap.) (December 21, 1910 – January 13, 1936 see below)
- Apostolic Administrator Archbishop Anselm Edward John Kenealy, O.F.M. Cap. (see above January 13, 1936 – April 13, 1937), when retired as Titular Archbishop of Ratiaria (1936.01.13 – death 1943.12.08)
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Delhi and Simla
- Silvestro Patrizio Mulligan, O.F.M. Cap. (April 13, 1937 – death August 16, 1950), retired Titular Archbishop of Cyrrhus (1950.08.16 – 1950.10.23)
- Apostolic Administrator Fr. John Burke (1950 – April 12, 1951) (later Bishop)
- Joseph Alexander Fernandes (April 12, 1951 – June 4, 1959)
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Delhi
- Joseph Alexander Fernandes (June 4, 1959 – September 16, 1967)
- Angelo Innocent Fernandes (September 16, 1967 – November 19, 1990)
- Alan Basil de Lastic (November 19, 1990 – June 20, 2000)
- Vincent Michael Conçessao (September 7, 2000 – November 30, 2012)
- Anil José Tomas Couto (November 30, 2012 – present)
Province
Delhi's ecclesiastical province comprises the Metropolitan's own archdiocese and the following Suffragan dioceses:
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Jammu–Srinagar
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Jalandhar
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Simla and Chandigarh
Sources
See also
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