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Roman Catholic Diocese of Baruipur

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Metropolitan
  
Calcutta

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
10,880 km²

Parishes
  
22

Patron saint
  
Immaculate Conception

Country
  
India

Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 2012)9,834,00060,465 (0.6%)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Baruipur

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baruipur (Latin: Baruipuren(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Baruipur in the Ecclesiastical province of Calcutta in India.

Contents

History

  • May 30, 1977: Established as Diocese of Baruipur from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Calcutta

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Baruipur (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Salvadore Lobo (October 16, 1997 – present)
  • Bishop Linus Nirmal Gomes, S.J. (May 30, 1977 – October 31, 1995)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Baruipur Wikipedia
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