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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Delhi

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Territory
  
New Delhi

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Established
  
13 April 1937

Country
  
India

Ecclesiastical province
  
Delhi

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
15,420 km²

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Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2006) 19,016,000 106,800 (0.6%)

Cathedral
  
Sacred Heart Cathedral, New Delhi

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Delhi (Latin: Delhien(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Delhi in India.

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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

    • References

    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Delhi Wikipedia
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