Diocese of Agartala
| Diocese of Agartala | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Shillong |
| Diocesan bishop | Lumen Monteiro CSC |
| Vicar General | Hormis John Vithayathil CSC |
| founding | 1996 |
| surface | 10,491 km² |
| Parishes | 20 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Residents | 4,100,000 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Catholics | 45.092 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| proportion of | 1.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 4 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Religious priest | 65 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 654 |
| Friars | 114 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Religious sisters | 181 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier |
| Website | http://www.agartaladiocese.org |
The diocese of Agartala ( lat. : Dioecesis Agartalana ) is in India situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Agartala .
history
The diocese of Agartala was established on January 11, 1996 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Venerabiles Fratres from ceding territories of the diocese of Silchar and subordinated to the archdiocese of Shillong as a suffragan . First Bishop was Lumen Monteiro CSC .
See also
Web links
- Description on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)