Roman Catholic Diocese of Jammu–Srinagar

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Metropolitan Delhi Rite Latin Rite Area 222,236 km² Bishop Ivan Pereira		Parishes 29 Patron saint Nativity of Mary Country India
Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2006)10,130,00016,260 (0.2%) Cathedral St. Mary’s Cathedral, Jammu Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Delhi

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jammu–Srinagar (Latin: Iammuen(sis)-Srinagaren(sis)) is a diocese located in the cities of Jammu and Srinagar in the Ecclesiastical province of Delhi in India.

History

January 17, 1952: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Kashmir and Jammu from the Diocese of Lahore and Diocese of Rawalpindi

May 4, 1968: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Jammu and Kashmir

March 10, 1986: Promoted as Diocese of Jammu – Srinagar

Leadership

Bishops of Jammu–Srinagar (Latin Rite)

Bishop Ivan Pereira, (December 3, 2014 - )

Bishop Peter Celestine Elampassery, O.F.M. Cap. (April 3, 1998 – December 3, 2014)

Bishop Hippolytus Anthony Kunnunkal, O.F.M. Cap. (March 10, 1986 – April 3, 1998)

Prefects Apostolic of Jammu and Kashmir (Latin Rite)

Fr. Hippolytus Anthony Kunnunkal, O.F.M. Cap. (later Bishop) (November 11, 1978 – March 10, 1986)

Fr. John Boerkamp, M.H.M. (May 4, 1968 – 1978)

Prefects Apostolic of Kashmir and Jammu (Latin Rite)

Fr. John Boerkamp, M.H.M. (July 10, 1963 – May 4, 1968)

Fr. George Shanks, M.H.M. (May 30, 1952 – 1963)

References

Roman Catholic Diocese of Jammu–Srinagar Wikipedia

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