Diocese of Kohima
| Diocese of Kohima | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Imphal |
| Diocesan bishop | James Thoppil |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Jose Mukala |
| founding | 1973 |
| surface | 16,579 km² |
| Parishes | 34 (December 31, 2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Residents | 2,063,000 (December 31, 2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Catholics | 55,783 (December 31, 2007 / AP2008 ) |
| proportion of | 2.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 65 (December 31, 2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Religious priest | 69 (December 31, 2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 416 |
| Friars | 144 (December 31, 2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Religious sisters | 240 (December 31, 2007 / AP2008 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | Mary Help of Christians Cathedral |
| address | Bishop's House P.O. Box 149 Dimapur-797001, Nagaland India |
| Website | http://www.kohimadiocese.org/index.html |
The diocese of Kohima ( lat. : Dioecesis Kohimaensis ) is in India situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Kohima .
history
The diocese of Kohima was on January 29, 1973 by Pope Paul VI. from the cession of territory by the diocese of Dibrugarh as the diocese of Kohima-Imphal . On March 28, 1980, the diocese of Kohima-Imphal was divided into the dioceses of Kohima and Imphal . The diocese of Kohima was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Imphal as a suffragan in 1995 .
1986-1991 the cathedral in Kohima was built. Their architecture cites elements from the traditional architecture of the region. The cathedral is dedicated to Mary, Help of Christians .
Kohima Cathedral
Bishops
- Abraham Alangimattathil SDB , 1973-1996
- Jose Mukala , 1997-2009
- James Thoppil , since 2011
territory
The diocese of Kohima includes the districts of Dimapur , Kohima , Mokokchung , Mon , Phek , Tuensang , Wokha and Zunheboto in the state of Nagaland .