Bishopric of Vasai
| Bishopric of Vasai | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Bombay |
| Diocesan bishop | Felix Anthony Machado |
| founding | 1998 |
| surface | 7,596 km² |
| Parishes | 46 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 3,972,940 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 141,730 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 3.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 98 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 72 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 834 |
| Friars | 98 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 431 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | Our Lady of Grace |
The Diocese of Vasai ( lat. : Dioecesis Vasaiensis ) is in India situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Vasai-Virar .
history
The diocese Vasai was established on May 22, 1998 by Pope John Paul II from cession of territory to the Archdiocese of Bombay and subordinated to this as a suffragan diocese.
Bishops of Vasai
- Thomas Dabre , 1998–2009, then Bishop of Poona
- Felix Anthony Machado , since 2009