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Roman Catholic Diocese of Dumka

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
14,356 km²

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Telesphore Toppo

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
India

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2016) 42,96,787 1,70,473 (3%)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of St Paul in Dumka

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ranchi

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dumka (Latin: Dumkaën(sis)) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Ranchi in India's Jharkhand state.

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Its episcopal see is the cathedral of St. Paul in the city of Dumka.

History

  • January 17, 1952: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Malda on territory split off from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Calcutta
  • August 8, 1962: Promoted as Diocese of Dumka
  • Lost territory on 8 June 1978 to establish the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raiganj, to which the incumbent bishop moved
  • Lost territory on 27 June to establish the Roman Catholic Diocese of Purnea

    • Ordinaries

    (all Latin, Roman Rite)

    Apostolic Prefect of Malda
  • Fr. Adam Grossi, Society of Foreign Missions (P.M.E.) (March 28, 1952 – 1962)
    • Bishops of Dumka
  • Leo Tigga, Society of Jesus (S.J.) (August 8, 1962 – June 8, 1978), later Bishop of split-off Roman Catholic Diocese of Raiganj (India) (1978.06.08 – 1986.01.29)
  • Telesphore Placidus Toppo (June 8, 1978 – November 8, 1984), later Coadjutor Archbishop of Ranchi (India) (1984.11.08 – 1985.08.07), succeeding as Metropolitan Archbishop of Ranchi (1985.08.07 – ...), Vice-President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (1998 – 2002), President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (2002 – 2005), Cardinal-priest of S. Cuore di Gesù agonizzante a Vitinia (2003.10.21 [2004.05.23] – ...), President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (2004.01.12 – 2008.02.19), Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion (2008.02.24 – 2014.01.15), President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (2011.01.12 – 2013.02), Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See (2012.06.23 – 2014.02.24)
  • Stephen M. Tiru (April 18, 1986 – April 1, 1995), later Bishop of Khunti (India) (1995.04.01 – 2012.03.03)
  • Julius Marandi (June 14, 1997 – ...)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Dumka Wikipedia
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