Bishopric of Jashpur
Bishopric of Jashpur | |
Basic data | |
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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
- Victor Kindo (March 23, 2006– June 12, 2008, died)
- Emmanuel Kerketta , since December 22, 2009