Diocese of Daltonganj
| Diocese of Daltonganj | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Ranchi |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| Apostolic Administrator | Jojo Anand |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Gabriel Kujur SJ |
| founding | 1971 |
| surface | 2,750 km² |
| Parishes | 23 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Residents | 2,461,900 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Catholics | 60,675 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| proportion of | 2.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 41 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Religious priest | 22 (December 31, 2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 963 |
| Friars | 25 (December 31, 2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Religious sisters | 155 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
The diocese Daltonganj ( lat. : Dioecesis Daltonganiensis ) is in India situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Daltonganj .
history
Pope Paul VI founded it with the Apostolic Constitution Supremi Ecclesiae on June 5, 1971 from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Ranchi , to which it was also subordinated as a suffragan .
On April 1, 1995, it lost part of its territory to the Hazaribag diocese .
territory
The diocese of Daltonganj includes the districts of Palamu and Garhwa in the state of Jharkhand .
Bishops of Daltonganj
- George Victor Saupin SJ (June 5, 1971 - November 30, 1987, then Bishop of Bhagalpur )
- Charles Soreng SJ (October 23, 1989 - April 1, 1995, then Bishop of Hazaribag )
-
Gabriel Kujur SJ (March 3, 1997 - July 7, 2016)
- Sedis vacancy since July 7, 2016