Roman Catholic Diocese of Sambalpur
Roman Catholic diocese in Orissa, India
Diocese of Sambalpur Dioecesis Sambalpurensis | |
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Location | |
Country | India |
Ecclesiastical province | Cuttack–Bhubaneswar |
Statistics | |
Area | 37,299 km2 (14,401 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 7,548,100 40,256 (0.5%) |
Information | |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Joseph the Worker in Sambalpur |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Niranjan Sual Singh |
Bishops emeritus | Lucas Kerketta Bishop Emeritus (1987-2013) |
Map | |
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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.
History
- 14 June 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)
- Hermann Westermann (14 June 1951 – 28 February 1974)
- Raphael Cheenath (later Archbishop) (28 February 1974 – 1 July 1985)
- Lucas Kerketta (17 November 1986 – 26 July 2013)
- Niranjan Sual Singh (28 September 2013 – present)
References
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
21°28′26″N 83°59′13″E / 21.4738°N 83.9869°E / 21.4738; 83.9869
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