Diocese of Nongstoin
| Diocese of Nongstoin | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Shillong |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| founding | 2006 |
| surface | 5,247 km² |
| Parishes | 20 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 456,540 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 136,142 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 29.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 20 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 28 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,836 |
| Friars | 29 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 4 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle |
The diocese Nongstoin ( lat. : Dioecesis Nongstoinensis ) is in India situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Nongstoin .
history
The diocese of Nongstoin was on January 28, 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI. built with the Apostolic Constitution Cum ad aeternam from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Shillong and subordinated to this as a suffragan . Its area includes the districts of South West Khasi Hills and West Khasi Hills . First Bishop was Victor Lyngdoh .