Diocese of Tura
Diocese of Tura | |
Basic data | |
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Country | India |
Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Shillong |
Diocesan bishop | Andrew Marak |
Auxiliary bishop | Jose Chirackal |
Emeritus diocesan bishop | George Mamalassery |
founding | 1973 |
surface | 8,167 km² |
Parishes | 43 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
Residents | 1,144,167 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
Catholics | 289,127 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
proportion of | 25.3% |
Diocesan priest | 50 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
Religious priest | 43 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
Catholics per priest | 3,109 |
Friars | 89 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
Religious sisters | 279 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
The Diocese of Tura ( lat. : Dioecesis Turana ) is in India situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Tura .
history
The Diocese of Tura was on March 1, 1973 by Pope Paul VI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Romani Pontifices from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Shillong-Guwahati and subordinated to this as a suffragan . On March 30, 1992, the Diocese of Tura gave parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Guwahati .
territory
The Diocese of Tura includes the districts of East Garo Hills , North Garo Hills , South Garo Hills , South West Garo Hills and West Garo Hills in the state of Meghalaya .
Bishops of Tura
- George Mamalassery , 1979-2007
- Andrew Marak , since 2007