Diocese of Purnea
| Diocese of Purnea | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Patna |
| Diocesan bishop | Angelus Kujur SJ |
| founding | 1998 |
| surface | 15,733 km² |
| Parishes | 16 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 9,634,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 25,945 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 0.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 43 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 13 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 463 |
| Friars | 17 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 81 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | St. Peter's Cathedral |
The diocese of Purnea ( Latin : Dioecesis Purneaensis ) is a Roman Catholic diocese in India . It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Patna .
history
The diocese was established on June 27, 1998 from areas of the Dumka diocese . Vincent Barwa became the first bishop .
Bishops of Purnea
- Vincent Barwa (1998-2004)
- Angelus Kujur SJ (since 2007)