Roman Catholic Diocese of Jamshedpur

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Parishes 29 Established 2 July 1962 Area 21,003 km² Metropolitan archbishop Telesphore Toppo		Rite Latin Rite Pope Francis Country India

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2006)9,202,00061,616 (0.7%) Cathedral Cathedral of St Joseph in Jamshedpur Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ranchi

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jamshedpur (Latin: Iamshedpuren(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Jamshedpur in the Ecclesiastical province of Ranchi in India.

History

July 2, 1962: Established as Diocese of Jamshedpur from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Calcutta

Bishop Felix Toppo, S.J. (June 14, 1997 – present)

Bishop Joseph Robert Rodericks, S.J. (June 25, 1970 – January 9, 1996)

Archbishop Lawrence Trevor Picachy, S.J. (later Cardinal) (Apostolic Administrator May 29, 1969 – June 25, 1970)

Bishop Lawrence Trevor Picachy, S.J. (later Cardinal) (July 12, 1962 – May 29, 1969)

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