Diocese of Bagdogra
| Diocese of Bagdogra | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Calcutta |
| Diocesan bishop | Vincent Aind |
| founding | 1997 |
| surface | 8,374 km² |
| Parishes | 16 (31.12.2012 / AP2013 ) |
| Residents | 1,002,000 (December 31, 2012 / AP2013 ) |
| Catholics | 53,114 ( 12/31/2012 / AP2013 ) |
| proportion of | 5.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 26 (December 31, 2012 / AP2013 ) |
| Religious priest | 30 (31.12.2012 / AP2013 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 948 |
| Friars | 33 (December 31, 2012 / AP2013 ) |
| Religious sisters | 145 (12/31/2012 / AP2013 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Hindi English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of the Good Shepherd |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bagdogra ( lat. : Dioecesis Bagdograna ) is in West Bengal in India situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Bagdogra . It covers part of the Darjeeling district .
history
Pope John Paul II founded it with the Apostolic Constitution Cunctae catholicae Ecclesiae on June 14, 1997 from cession of territory by the Diocese of Darjeeling and it was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Calcutta as a suffragan diocese.
Bishops of Bagdogra
- Thomas D'Souza , 1997–2011, then Coadjutor Archbishop of Calcutta
- Vincent Aind , since 2015