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Roman Catholic Diocese of Raiganj

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Metropolitan
  
Calcutta

Pope
  
Francis

Area
  
8,920 km²

Patron saint
  
Saint Joseph

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Bishop
  
Vacant

Country
  
India

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Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2010) 7,814,142 95,663 (1.2%)

Cathedral
  
St. Joseph the Worker Cathedral, Chotparua

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta

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

Contents

History

  • June 8, 1978: Established as the Diocese of Raiganj from the Diocese of Dumka

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Raiganj (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Alphonsus F. D'Souza, S.J. (January 26, 1987 – April 30, 2016)
  • Bishop Leo Tigga, S.J. (June 8, 1978 – January 29, 1986)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Raiganj Wikipedia
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