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Roman Catholic Diocese of Sambalpur

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Metropolitan
  
Cuttack–Bhubaneswar

Pope
  
Francis

Area
  
37,299 km²

Rite
  
Roman Rite

Bishop
  
Niranjan Sual Singh

Country
  
India

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2010) 7,548,100 40,256 (0.5%)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of St Joseph the Worker in Sambalpur

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sambalpur (Latin: Sambalpuren(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Sambalpur in the Ecclesiastical province of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar in India.

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History

  • June 14, 1951: Established as Diocese of Sambalpur from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta, Diocese of Nagpur and Diocese of Ranchi

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Sambalpur (Latin Church)
  • Bishop Niranjan Sual Singh (September 28, 2013 - present)
  • Bishop Lucas Kerketta, S.V.D. (November 17, 1986 – July 26, 2013)
  • Bishop Raphael Cheenath, S.V.D. (later Archbishop) (February 28, 1974 – July 1, 1985)
  • Bishop Hermann Westermann, S.V.D. (June 14, 1951 – February 28, 1974)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Sambalpur Wikipedia
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