Diocese of Port Blair
| Diocese of Port Blair | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Ranchi |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Aleixo das Neves Dias SFX |
| founding | 1984 |
| surface | 8,293 km² |
| Parishes | 13 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Residents | 356.265 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Catholics | 39,469 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| proportion of | 11.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 14 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Religious priest | 24 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,039 |
| Friars | 24 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Religious sisters | 86 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | Stella Maris Cathedral |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Port Blair ( lat. : Dioecesis Portus Blairensis ) is in India situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Port Blair .
history
Pope John Paul II founded it with the Apostolic Constitution Ex quo Christ on June 22, 1984 from cession of territory from the Archdiocese of Ranchi , to which it was also subordinated as a suffragan diocese. Aleixo das Neves Dias SFX was the first diocesan bishop from its foundation until January 2019 .
territory
The diocese of Port Blair covers the entire union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands .
See also
Web links
- Entry for the Diocese of Port Blair on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on the Diocese of Port Blair on gcatholic.org (English)