Diocese of Miao
| Diocese of Miao | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Guwahati |
| Diocesan bishop | George Palliparampil SDS |
| Auxiliary bishop | Dennis Panipitchai SDS |
| founding | 2005 |
| surface | 43,955 km² |
| Parishes | 30 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 502,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 90.010 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 17.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 27 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 60 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,035 |
| Friars | 62 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 122 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | Cathedral of Christ the Light |
| Website | www.miaodiocese.com |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Miao ( Latin Dioecesis Miaoensis ) is in India situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Miao .
history
The diocese Miao was on December 7, 2005 by Pope Benedict XVI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Pastorale munus from cessions of territory of the Diocese of Dibrugarh and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Guwahati as a suffragan . First bishop was George Palliparampil SDB .
territory
The diocese of Miao includes the districts of Anjaw , Changlang , Dibang Valley , Lohit , Lower Dibang Valley and Tirap in the state of Arunachal Pradesh .