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Roman Catholic Diocese of Simla and Chandigarh

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Metropolitan
  
Delhi

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
India

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
83,566 km²

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2010) 18,670,000 14,780 (0.1%)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of St Michael and St Joseph in Shimla

Co-cathedral
  
Christ the King Cathedral in Chandigarh

Bishop
  
Ignatius Loyola Mascarenhas

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Delhi

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Simla and Chandigarh (Latin: Simlen(sis) et Chandigarhen(sis)) is a diocese located in the cities of Simla and Chandigarh in the Ecclesiastical province of Delhi in India.

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History

  • 4 June 1959: Established as Diocese of Simla from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Delhi and Simla
  • 12 May 1964: Renamed as Diocese of Simla and Chandigarh

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Simla and Chandigarh (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Ignatius Loyola Mascarenhas (10 February 2009 – present)
  • Bishop Gerald John Mathias (22 December 1999 – 8 November 2007)
  • Bishop Gilbert Blaize Rego (11 March 1971 – 10 November 1999)
  • Bishop Alfred Fernández (13 April 1967 – 25 June 1970)
  • Archbishop Joseph Alexander Fernandes (Apostolic Administrator 1966 – 13 April 1967)
  • Bishop John Burke (12 May 1964 – 3 August 1966)
  • Bishops of Simla (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop John Burke (4 June 1959 – 12 May 1964)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Simla and Chandigarh Wikipedia
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