Bishopric of Jowai
| Bishopric of Jowai | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Shillong |
| Diocesan bishop | Victor Lyngdoh |
| founding | 2006 |
| surface | 3,819 km² |
| Parishes | 13 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 435,935 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 96.204 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 22.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 17 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 19 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,672 |
| Friars | 43 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 40 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | Cathedral of St. Theresa of Lisieux |
The diocese Jowai ( lat. : Dioecesis Iovaiensis ) is in India situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Jowai .
history
The diocese Jowai was on January 28, 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Vigili cum cura from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Shillong and subordinated to this as a suffragan . Its territory includes the East Jaintia Hills and West Jaintia Hills districts .
Bishops of Jowai
- Vincent Kympat , 2006-2011
- Victor Lyngdoh , since 2016