Diocese of Gumla
| Diocese of Gumla | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Ranchi |
| Diocesan bishop | Paul Alois Lakra |
| founding | 1993 |
| surface | 5,316 km² |
| Parishes | 37 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 913,534 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 153.231 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 16.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 80 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 39 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,288 |
| Friars | 59 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 254 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | St. Patrick's Cathedral |
The diocese of Gumla ( lat. : Dioecesis Gumlaensis ) is in India situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Gumla .
history
The diocese of Gumla was established on May 28, 1993 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Quo aptius from cessions of territory from the Archdiocese of Ranchi and subordinated to this as a suffragan diocese.
territory
The Gumla diocese includes the Gumla district in the state of Jharkhand .
Bishops of Gumla
- Michael Minj SJ , 1993-2004
- Paul Alois Lakra , since 2006
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Gumla - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Quo aptius , AAS 85 (1993), n.11, pp. 974f.