This page gives a list of the territories of the dioceses of the Catholic Church in India.
Each diocese is made up of a few Indian civil districts and is administered by a bishop. Dioceses are further grouped into Ecclesiastical provinces. The most important diocese of the province is the archdiocese and the bishop of this diocese is an archbishop. The civil district should not be confused with ecclesiastical district or deanery, which is another type of subdivision of a diocese.
All Syro-Malankara Catholics in India are under the authority of the Syro-Malankara bishops. In the Archeparchies and Eparchies within the Syro-Malabar canonical territory and in the Eparchies of Kalyan and Faridabad, the authority of the respective bishops is over the respective rites only. The Syro-Malankara, Syro-Malabar and Latin Catholics of these areas are under the respective Syro-Malankara, Syro-Malabar or Latin bishop. On the other hand, in all other Syro-Malabar dioceses (Adilabad, Bijnor, Chanda, Gorakhpur, Jagdalpur, Rajkot, Sagar, Satna and Ujjain) the authority of the Syro-Malabar bishop is over both, Syro-Malabar and Latin rite Catholics. In a similar pattern, both, Syro-Malabar and Latin rite Catholics living in all other areas are under the local Latin bishop.
In the following, the names listed after the name of the state or union territory are the names of civil districts, unless otherwise mentioned.
Province of Gandhinagar
Archdiocese of Gandhinagar
Gujarat: Gandhinagar, Mehsana, Patan, Banaskantha and Sabarkantha
Diocese of Ahmedabad
Gujarat: Ahmedabad, Anand and Nadiad
Diocese of Baroda
Gujarat: Bharuch, Dahod, Dangs, Godhra, Narmada, Navsari, Surat, Tapi, Vadodara and Valsad
Diocese of Rajkot
Gujarat: Amreli, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Porbandar, Rajkot, Surendranagar and Kutchch
Province of Goa and Daman
Archdiocese of Goa and Daman
Goa: Entire state
Daman and Diu: Entire union territory
Dadra and Nagar Haveli: Entire union territory
Diocese of Sindhudurg
Maharashtra: Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts and Kolhapur district (except the city of Kolhapur)
Archdiocese of Guwahati
Assam: Nagaon, Morigaon, Kamrup, Kamrup Metropolitan and Goalpara
Diocese of Bongaigaon
Assam: Nalbari, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa and Dhubri
Diocese of Dibrugarh
Assam: Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Jorhat and Golaghat
Diocese of Diphu
Assam: Karbi Anglong, North Cachar Hills
Diocese of Itanagar
Arunachal Pradesh: Tawang, West Kameng, East Kameng, Papum Pare, Upper Subansiri, Lower Subansiri, Kurung Kumey, West Siang, East Siang and Upper Siang
Diocese of Miao
Arunachal Pradesh: Changlang, Upper Dibang valley, Lower Dibang valley, Anjaw, Lohit and Tirap
Diocese of Tezpur
Assam: Darrang, Udalguri, Sonitpur, Lakhimpur and Dhemaji on the North bank of the Brahmaputra; Rupahihat, Kaliabor and Samuguri Subdivisions of Nagaon on the Southern Bank of Brahmaputra
Archdiocese of Hyderabad
Telangana: Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy, Medak and Nizamabad
Diocese of Adilabad
Telangana: Adilabad
Diocese of Cuddapah
Andhra Pradesh: Cuddapah and Chittoor
Diocese of Khammam
Telangana: Khammam
Diocese of Kurnool
Andhra Pradesh: Kurnool and Anantpur
Diocese of Nalgonda
Telangana: Nalgonda and Mahabubnagar
Diocese of Warangal
Telangana: Warangal and Karimnagar
Archdiocese of Imphal
Manipur: entire state
Diocese of Kohima
Nagaland: Entire state
Province of Madras and Mylapore
Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore
Tamil Nadu: City of Chennai and Thiruvallur
Diocese of Chingleput
Tamil Nadu: Kanchipuram
Diocese of Coimbatore
Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Erode, Karur and a part of Trichy
Diocese of Ootacamund
Tamil Nadu: Nilgiris, parts of Erode and a small portion of Coimbatore district which lies north of the River Bhavani
Diocese of Vellore
Tamil Nadu: Vellore and Tiruvannamalai
Archdiocese of Madurai
Tamil Nadu: Madurai, Virudhunagar, Theni and four taluks - Nilakkottai, Kodaikanal, Batlagundu, Natham and four parishes in Dindigul taluk of Dindigul district
Diocese of Dindigul
Tamil Nadu: Dindigul
Diocese of Kottar
Tamil Nadu: taluks of Thovalai and Agasteeswaram (minus the parish of Azhagappapuram) of Kanyakumari district
Diocese of Kuzhithurai
Tamil Nadu: taluks of Kalkulam and Vilavancode (minus seven villages along the coast belonging to the archdiocese of Trivandrum) of Kanyakumari district
Diocese of Palayamkottai
Tamil Nadu: Tirunelveli and one taluk of Tuticorin
Diocese of Sivagangai
Tamil Nadu: Ramanathapuram and Sivagangai
Diocese of Tiruchirapalli
Tamil Nadu: Tiruchirapalli and parts of Pudukottai and Karur
Diocese of Tuticorin
Tamil Nadu: Tuticorin and parts of Tirunelveli
Archdiocese of Nagpur
Maharashtra: Nagpur, Gondia and Bhandara
Madhya Pradesh: Betul, Chhindwara, Seoni (except the tehsil of Lakhnadon) and Balaghat
Diocese of Amravati
Maharashtra: Amravati, Akola, Buldana, Washim and Yavatmal
Diocese of Aurangabad
Maharashtra: Aurangabad, Jalna, Parbhani, Nanded, Latur, Bhir, Hingoli and Osmanabad
Diocese of Chanda
Maharashtra: Wardha, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli
Archdiocese of Patna
Bihar: Aurangabad, Patna, Nalanda, Nawada, Lakhisarai, Sheikhpura, Arwal, Gaya, Jehanabad, parts of Jamui and Munger
Diocese of Bettiah
Bihar: West Champaran, East Champaran, Gopalganj, Saran and Siwan
Diocese of Bhagalpur
Bihar: Bhagalpur, Banka, Jamui, and parts of Munger
Jharkhand: Godda, Deoghar, Giridih and parts of Sahebganj
Diocese of Buxar
Bihar: Bhojpur, Buxar, Kaimur and Rohtas
Diocese of Muzaffarpur
Bihar: Vaishali, Samastipur, Sitamarhi, Darbhanga, Madhubani, Saharsa, Begusarai, Muzaffarpur, Khagaria, Sheohar, Madhepura and Supaul
Diocese of Purnea
Bihar: Purnea, Katihar, Kishanganj and Araria
Province of Pondicherry and Cuddalore
Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore
Puducherry: Pondicherry and Karaikal
Tamil Nadu: Taluks of Cuddalore, Panruti, Vridhachalam, Tittagudi and Chidambaram (exclusive of area south of the Vellar River) of the South Arcot, and the Villupuram, Gingee, Tindivanam, Vanur, Tirukkovilur, Ulundurpet, Kallakurichi and Sankarapuram taluks of Villupuram
Diocese of Dharmapuri
Tamil Nadu: Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri
Diocese of Kumbakonam
Tamil Nadu: 12 taluks from 5 districts of Tiruchirapalli, Thanjavur, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Thiruvarur and a small portion of South Arcot
Diocese of Salem
Tamil Nadu: Salem and Namakkal
Diocese of Tanjore
Tamil Nadu: Thanjavur, Thiruvarur and Nagapattinam (except for the two taluks Papanasam and Kumbakonam in Thanjavur) and six taluks of Pudukottai and two taluks of Cuddalore
Archdiocese of Raipur
Chhattisgarh: Raipur, Bilaspur, Mahasamund, Durg, Dhamtari, Korba, Janjgir, Kawardha, Bemetara, Balod, Baloda Bazar, Gariyaband, Mungeli and Rajnandgaon
Diocese of Ambikapur
Chhattisgarh: Surguja, Surajpur, Balrampur and Korea
Diocese of Jagdalpur
Chhattisgarh: Bastar, Kanker, Bijapur, Narayanpur, Dantewada, Kondagaon and Sukma
Diocese of Jashpur
Chhattisgarh: Jashpur
Diocese of Raigarh
Chhattisgarh: Raigarh
Archdiocese of Ranchi
Jharkhand: Ranchi and Lohardaga
Diocese of Daltonganj
Jharkhand: Palamau, Garhwa and Latehar
Diocese of Dumka
Jharkhand: Dumka, Sahibganj, Pakur, Jamtara and Madhupur subdivision of Deoghar
West Bengal: Rampurhat sub-division of Birbhum
Diocese of Gumla
Jharkhand: Gumla and part of Simdega
Diocese of Hazaribag
Jharkhand: Chatra, Hazaribag, Ramgarh, Koderma and Bokaro excluding, the Chandankiyari block of Bokaro district together with that portion of Chas block which lies to the east of National Highway 32
Diocese of Jamshedpur
Jharkhand: East Singhbhum, West Singhbhum (excluding the parish of Bandgoan), Seraikela Kharsawan, Dhanbad, a portion of Bokaro district (namely the Chandankiyari Block and the Chas Block which lie East of National Highway 32)
West Bengal: Purulia
Diocese of Khunti
Jharkhand: Khunti
Diocese of Port Blair
Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Entire union territory
Diocese of Simdega
Jharkhand: Simdega
Archdiocese of Shillong
Meghalaya: East Khasi Hills and Ri Bhoi
Diocese of Agartala
Tripura:Entire state
Diocese of Aizawl
Assam: Cachar, Hailakandi and Karimganj
Mizoram: Entire state
Diocese of Jowai
Meghalaya: Jaintia Hills, East Jaintia Hills (Khliehriat)
Diocese of Nongstoin
Meghalaya: West Khasi Hills, South West Khasi Hills (Mawkyrwat)
Diocese of Tura
Meghalaya: East Garo Hills, North Garo Hills, South Garo Hills, West Garo Hills, South West Garo Hills (Ampati) and the part of Goalpara district south of Brahmaputra River
Archdiocese of Thiruvananthapuram
Kerala: Trivandrum and Chirayinkil taluks of Thiruvananthapuram district with a small strip of coastal belt from Kovalam to Pozhiyoor in Neyyattinkara taluk
Tamil Nadu: Neerody to Eramainthura of Kanyakumari district
Diocese of Alleppey
Kerala: Alleppey and Ernakulam
Diocese of Neyyattinkara
Kerala: Neyyattinkara and Nedumangad taluks of Thiruvananthapuram district
Diocese of Punalur
Kerala: Pathanamthitta district, Chengannur and Mavelikara talukas of Alappuzha district, Kottarakara, Kunnathur, Pathanapuram and Karunagappally talukas of Kollam district
Diocese of Quilon
Kerala: Kollam district, the taluk of Karthikapally, portions of the taluks of Mavelikara and Chengannur which lie south of the river Pamba, in Alappuzha district
Archdiocese or Verapoly
Kerala: Ernakulam
Diocese of Calicut
Kerala: Malappuram, Calicut and Wayanad
Puducherry: Mahe
Diocese of Cochin
Kerala: The territory of the Diocese of Cochin is situated between the Arabian Sea in the west, the Archdiocese of Verapoly in the north and in the east, and the Diocese of Alleppey in the south
Diocese of Kannur
Kerala: Kannur (to the north of Mahé River, excluding the territory of the municipality of Mahe) and Kasargod (south of the Chandragiri river)
Diocese of Kottapuram
Kerala: Spread across Ernakulam, Trichur, Malapuram and Palakkad
Diocese of Sultanpet
Kerala: Palakkad
Diocese of Vijayapuram
Kerala: Kottayam, Idukki and partial portions of Alleppey, Ernakulam and Pathanamthitta
Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam
Andhra Pradesh: Visakhapatnam, East Godavari and part of Vizianagaram
Diocese of Eluru
Andhra Pradesh: West Godavari and the Mandals of Amalapuram, Kothapeta, Rajole and Mummidivaram of East Godavari
Diocese of Guntur
Andhra Pradesh: Guntur district, Addanki Taluk of Prakasam district
Diocese of Nellore
Andhra Pradesh: Nellore and Prakasam except Adoni taluk
Diocese of Srikakulam
Andhra Pradesh: Srikakulam and taluks of Kurupam, Parvathipuram, Cheepurupalli and Gummalakshmipuram of Vizianagaram
Diocese of Vijayawada
Andhra Pradesh: Krishna
Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Eranakulam-Angamaly
Kerala: almost the whole of Ernakulam, parts of Thrissur, Kottayam and Alleppey
Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Idukki
Kerala: Idukki
Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Kothamangalam
Kerala: taluks of Kothamangalam, Devikulam, Kunnathunad, Udumbanchola and Thodupuzha
Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Changanassery
Kerala: Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha and Kottayam
Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Kanjirappally
Kerala: Kottayam, Idukki and Pathanamthitta
Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Palai
Kerala: Meenachil Taluk and few villages of the neighboring Taluks in Kottayam, Ernakulam and Idukki
Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Thuckalay
Tamil Nadu: Kanyakumari and the taluk of Shenkottai in Tiruneveli
Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Tellicherry
Kerala: Kannur and Kasargode
Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Belthangady
Karnataka: Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada and Udupi
Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Bhadravathi
Karnataka: Shimoga
Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Mananthavady
Kerala: Wayanad and parts of Malapuram and Kannur
Tamil Nadu: Nilgiris
Karnataka: Chikmagalore
Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Mandya
Karnataka: Mandya, Hassan, Mysore, Chamarajnagar, Bangalore Urban, Bangalore Rural, Chickballapur, Kolar, Tumkur and Ramnagara
Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Thamarassery
Kerala: Calicut and Malappuram
Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur
Kerala: The boundaries are - North: Bharathapuzha in Malappuram district and Trichur - Palakkad district boundary; West: Arabian Sea; East: Trichur district boundary; South: Southern boundary of Valapad village and Karuvannur, Karanchira, Kurumali, Mupliyam river
Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Ramanathapuram
Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore, Erode, Karur and Tirupur
Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Irinjalakuda
Kerala: From Karuvannur river in the North, to Chalakudy river in the South. West boundary is the Arabian Sea and East boundary being the districts of Palaghat and some parts of Tamil Nadu state
Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Palghat
Kerala: Palakkad
Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Kottayam
The jurisdiction of the Bishop of Kottayam is over all Knanaya Catholics (Suddhists) of the territory of the Syro Malabar Church
Syro-Malabar Diocese of Faridabad
Delhi: Entire National Capital Territory
Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir: Entire states
Uttar Pradesh: Gautam Buddh Nagar and Ghaziabad
Province of Trivandrum
Syro-Malankara Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum
Kerala: Trivandrum
Tamil Nadu: some parts of Nagorkoil
Syro-Malankara Eparchy of Marthandom
Tamil Nadu: Kanyakumari
Syro-Malankara Eparchy of Mavelikara
Kerala: Alappuzha, Kollam and Pathanamthitta
Syro-Malankara Eparchy of Pathanamthitta
Kerala: Pathanamthitta
Syro-Malankara Catholic Archeparchy of Tiruvalla
Parts of Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Muvattupuzha
Kerala: Ernakulam, Thrissur and Palakkad
Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore, Tirupur, Erode and Karur
Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Bathery
Kerala: Wayanad, Malapppuram, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasargod
Tamil Nadu: Nilgiris
Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Puthur
Karnataka: Dakshina Kannada, Chamarajnagar, Chickmagalur, Hassan, Kodagu, Mandya, Mysore, Shimoga and Udupi
Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of St. John Chrysostom of Gurgaon
Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal: Entire states
Delhi, Chandigarh: Entire union territories
Syro-Malankara Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of St. Ephrem of Khadki
Maharashtra, Goa, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana: Entire states
Parts of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka that are not under other Syro-Malankara dioceses
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