Bishopric of Bareilly

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Bishopric of Bareilly
Basic data
Country India
Metropolitan bishopric Archdiocese of Agra
Diocesan bishop Ignatius D'Souza
Emeritus diocesan bishop Anthony Fernandes
founding 1989
surface 32,860 km²
Parishes 42 (2015 / AP 2016 )
Residents 10,555,125 (2015 / AP 2016 )
Catholics 6,985 (2015 / AP 2016 )
proportion of 0.1%
Diocesan priest 52 (2015 / AP 2016 )
Religious priest 39 (2015 / AP 2016 )
Catholics per priest 77
Friars 46 (2015 / AP 2016 )
Religious sisters 293 (2015 / AP 2016 )
rite Roman rite
Website www.bareillydiocese.org

The Diocese of Bareilly ( Latin : Dioecesis Bareillensis ) is a Roman Catholic diocese in India . It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Agra .

history

The Diocese of Bareilly was established on January 19, 1989 from areas of the Diocese of Lucknow . The first bishop was Anthony Fernandes from 1989 to 2014 . On July 11, 2014, Ignatius D'Souza was appointed as his successor.

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