Diocese of Khandwa
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Diocese of Khandwa
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| Country | India |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Bhopal |
| Diocesan bishop | Arockia Sebastian Durairaj SVD |
| founding | 1977 |
| surface | 24,000 km² |
| Parishes | 30 (2006) |
| Residents | 4,521,350 (2006) |
| Catholics | 30,601 (2006) |
| proportion of | 0.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 50 (2006) |
| Religious priest | 15 (2006) |
| Catholics per priest | 471 |
| Friars | 37 (2006) |
| Religious sisters | 260 (2006) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Website | http://www.khandwadiocese.org/ |
The diocese of Khandwa ( Latin : Dioecesis Khandvaensis ) is a Roman Catholic diocese located in India . It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Bhopal and includes the districts of Khandwa and Khargone .
history
In 1977 the diocese was established from the districts of Khandwa and Khargone of the Diocese of Indore . The first bishop was Abraham Viruthakulangara , who later became the archbishop of Nagpur .
Bishops of Khandwa
- 1977–1998 Abraham Viruthakulangara
- 1999-2007 Leo Cornelio SVD
- 2009– Arockia Sebastian Durairaj SVD