Bishopric of Jashpur

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Bishopric of Jashpur
Basic data
Country India
Metropolitan bishopric Archdiocese of Raipur
Diocesan bishop Emmanuel Kerketta
founding 2006
surface 6,457 km²
Parishes 50 (December 31, 2006 / AP2007 )
Residents 743.160 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 )
Catholics 185,666 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 )
proportion of 25%
Diocesan priest 122 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 )
Religious priest 43 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 )
Catholics per priest 1,125
Friars 53 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 )
Religious sisters 346 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 )
rite Roman rite
Liturgical language Hindi
English
cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary

The diocese Jashpur ( lat. : Dioecesis Jashpurensis ) is in Chhattisgarh in India situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Jashpur .

history

Pope Benedict XVI founded it with the Apostolic Constitution Ad efficacius consulendum on March 23, 2006 from cession of territory by the diocese Raigarh and it was subordinated to the archdiocese of Raipur as a suffragan diocese.

Bishops of Jashpur

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