Metropolitan Raipur Rite East Syrian Rite Area 39,176 km² Patron saint Saint Joseph Parish 28 | Parishes 28 Pope Francis Country India Established 23 March 1972 | |
Denomination Syro-Malabar Catholic Church Cathedral Cathedral of St Joseph in Jagdalpur Population - Total - Catholics (as of 2009); 2,953,469; 7,869 (0.3%) Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Raipur | ||
The Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Jagdalpur is an Eastern Catholic eparchy in India, under the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. It came into existence when in 1977 it was raised to a diocese by Pope Paul VI by the Bull "Nobismetipsis" of February 26, Mar Simon Stock Palathra CMI was ordained and installed as the first Bishop of Jagdalpur. On 2013 July 16, Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Mar Simon Stock Palathara, CMI and appointed Mar Joseph Kollamparampil as the new bishop.
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