Diocese of Jaipur
| Diocese of Jaipur | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Agra |
| Diocesan bishop | Oswald Lewis |
| founding | 2005 |
| surface | 129,000 km² |
| Parishes | 26 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 25,900,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 4,950 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 0% |
| Diocesan priest | 17 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 33 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 99 |
| Friars | 35 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 163 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Website | http://dioceseofjaipur.org |
The diocese of Jaipur ( Latin : Dioecesis Iaipurensis ) is a Roman Catholic diocese in India . It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Agra .
history
Originally part of the Diocese of Ajmer and Jaipur , the Diocese of Jaipur was created on July 20, 2005 when the Diocese of Ajmer and Jaipur was split up. The first and so far only bishop was Oswald Lewis .