Rite Latin Rite Emeritus Bishops Patrick Paul D’Souza Country India Emeritus bishop Patrick Paul D'Souza | Pope Francis Area 21,395 km² Patron saint John the Baptist Metropolitan archbishop Albert D'Souza | |
Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2010)
20,328,000
18,259 (0.1%) Cathedral St Mary’s Cathedral in Varanasi Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agra |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Varanasi (Latin: Varanasien(sis)) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Agra in northern India' s vast state Uttar Pradesh.
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Its cathedral episcopal see is St. Mary’s Cathedral in the city of Varanasi.
History
Ordinaries
(all Latin, Roman Rite)
References
Roman Catholic Diocese of Varanasi Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA