Diocese of Hazaribag
| Diocese of Hazaribag | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Ranchi |
| Diocesan bishop | Jojo Anand |
| founding | 1995 |
| surface | 21,213 km² |
| Parishes | 21 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 5,197,000 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 35,764 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 0.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 23 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 69 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 389 |
| Friars | 92 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 402 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
The Diocese of Hazaribag ( lat. : Dioecesis Hazaribaganus ) is in India situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Hazaribag . Its area includes the districts of Hazaribagh , Kodarma and Chatra , as well as the district of Bokaro with the exception of the eastern part, which belongs to the diocese of Jamshedpur .
history
The Diocese of Hazaribag was established on April 1, 1995 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Cum ad aeternam from cessions of territory from the Diocese of Daltonganj and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Ranchi as a suffragan . First Bishop was Charles Soreng SJ .
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- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Cum ad aeternam , AAS 87 (1995), n.11, pp. 983f.