Diocese of Ambikapur
| Diocese of Ambikapur | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Raipur |
| Diocesan bishop | Patras Minj S.J. |
| founding | 1977 |
| surface | 22,337 km² |
| Parishes | 47 (2006) |
| Residents | 2,627,000 (2006) |
| Catholics | 83,578 (2006) |
| proportion of | 3.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 91 (2006) |
| Religious priest | 49 (2006) |
| Catholics per priest | 597 |
| Friars | 79 (2006) |
| Religious sisters | 405 (2006) |
| rite | Roman rite |
The Diocese of Ambikapur ( Latin : Dioecesis Ambikapurensis ) is a Roman Catholic diocese in India . The administrative seat is in the city of Ambikapur . It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Raipur and consists of the districts of Surguja and Koriya .
history
The diocese was established in November 1977 when the Raigarh-Ambikapur diocese was divided. The Jesuit Philip Ekka became the first bishop . Originally, the diocese was under the Archdiocese of Bhopal as a suffragandiöze. However, after the diocese of Raipur was raised to an archdiocese in 2004, the diocese of Ambikapur became its suffragandiöze.
Bishops of Ambikapur
- Philip Ekka S.J. (1977-1984)
- Pascal Topno SJ (1985-1994)
- Patras Minj SJ (since 1996)