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Roman Catholic Diocese of Ambikapur

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Metropolitan
  
Raipur

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Country
  
India

Parishes
  
51

Area
  
22,337 km²

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2012) 2,727,000 83,781 (3.1%)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of the Immaculate Mother of God in Ambikapur

Patron saint
  
Immaculate Mother of God

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Raipur

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ambikapur (Latin: Ambikapuren(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Ambikapur in the Ecclesiastical province of Raipur in India.

Contents

History

  • November 10, 1977: Established as Diocese of Ambikapur from the Diocese of Raigarh–Ambikapur

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Ambikapur (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Patras Minj, S.J. (July 5, 1996 – Present)
  • Bishop Paschal Topno, S.J. (later Archbishop) (October 28, 1985 – March 26, 1994)
  • Bishop Philip Ekka, S.J. (November 10, 1977 – October 20, 1984)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Ambikapur Wikipedia
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