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Roman Catholic Diocese of Allahabad

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Parishes
  
39

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
India

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Albert D'Souza

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
45,215 km²

Patron saint
  
Saint Joseph


Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2012) 32,644,000 13,525 (0.0%)

Emeritus Bishops
  
Isidore Fernandes Bishop Emeritus (1988-2013)

Cathedral
  
St. Joseph's Cathedral, Allahabad

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agra

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

Contents

History

  • 1845: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Patna from the Apostolic Vicariate of Tibet-Hindustan
  • September 1, 1886: Promoted as Diocese of Allahabad

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Allahabad (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Raphy Manjaly (December 3, 2013 - present)
  • Bishop Isidore Fernandes (May 5, 1988 – January 31, 2013)
  • Bishop Baptist Mudartha (March 1, 1976 – May 5, 1988)
  • Bishop Alfred Fernández (June 25, 1970 – December 15, 1975)
  • Bishop Raymond D’Mello (April 21, 1964 – December 20, 1969)
  • Bishop Leonard Joseph Raymond (later Archbishop) (April 10, 1947 – January 16, 1964)
  • Bishop Joseph Angel Poli, O.F.M. Cap. (later Archbishop) (December 18, 1917 – July 11, 1946)
  • Bishop Pierre-François Gramigna, O.F.M. Cap. (August 25, 1904 – December 18, 1917)
  • Bishop Victor Gaetano Sinibaldi, O.F.M. Cap. (September 27, 1899 – January 5, 1902)
  • Bishop Charles Joseph Gentili, O.F.M. Cap. (later Archbishop) (March 29, 1897 – August 27, 1898)
  • Bishop Francis Pesci, O.F.M. Cap. (September 1, 1886 – July 9, 1896)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Allahabad Wikipedia
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