Rayagada Diocese
| Rayagada Diocese | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar |
| Diocesan bishop | Aplinar Senapati CM |
| surface | 39,368 km² |
| Parishes | 23 (04/11/2016.) |
| Residents | 5,407,894 (04/11/2016.) |
| Catholics | 50,542 (04/11/2016.) |
| proportion of | 0.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 35 (04/11/2016.) |
| Religious priest | 14 (04/11/2016.) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,031 |
| Friars | 1 (04/11/2016.) |
| Religious sisters | 71 (04/11/2016.) |
| rite | Roman rite |
The diocese Rayagada ( lat. : Dioecesis Rayagadensis ) is in India situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Rayagada .
history
The Diocese of Rayagada was established on April 11, 2016 by Pope Francis from cession of territory from the Diocese of Berhampur and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar as a suffragan . Aplinar Senapati was appointed first bishop .
territory
The diocese of Berhampur includes the districts of Kalahandi , Koraput , Malkangiri , Nabarangapur , Nuapara and Rayagada in the state of Odisha .
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b erezione della diocesi di Rayagada (India) e nomina del primo Vescovo. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , April 11, 2016, accessed April 11, 2016 (Italian).