Archdiocese of Delhi
| Archdiocese of Delhi | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | India |
| Diocesan bishop | Anil Joseph Thomas Couto |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Vincent Michael Concessao |
| founding | 1910 |
| surface | 15,420 km² |
| Parishes | 70 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Residents | 19,016,000 (December 31, 2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Catholics | 106,800 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| proportion of | 0.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 112 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Religious priest | 128 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 445 |
| Friars | 301 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Religious sisters | 815 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Hindi English |
| cathedral | Sacred Heart Cathedral |
| Website | official website |
The Archdiocese of Delhi ( Latin Archidioecesis Delhiensis ) is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in India with its seat in Delhi .
The Archdiocese of Delhi includes the districts of Gurgaon , Faridabad , Rohtak , Rewari , Mahindergarh , Jhajjar and Sonipat in the state of Haryana and the entire union territory of Delhi.
history
The Archdiocese was established on September 13, 1910, initially under the name Archdiocese of Simla (until 1937, later Archdiocese of Delhi and Simla until 1959), from parts of the Archdiocese of Agra and the Diocese of Lahore .
Ecclesiastical province
- Archdiocese of Delhi
Ordinaries
Archbishop of Simla
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Anselm Edward John Kenel OFMCap , December 21, 1910-13. January 1936
- Anselm Edward John Kenel OFMCap, January 13, 1936-13. April 1937 ( Apostolic Administrator )
Archbishops of Delhi and Simla
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Silvestro Patrizio Mulligan OFMCap, April 13, 1937-16. August 1950
- John Burke , 1950-12. April 1951 (Apostolic Administrator)
- Joseph Alexander Fernandes , April 12, 1951–4. June 1959
Archbishops of Delhi
- Joseph Alexander Fernandes, June 4, 1959–16. September 1967
- Angelo Innocent Fernandes , September 16, 1967-19. November 1990
- Alan Basil de Lastic , Nov. 19, 1990-20. June 2000
- Vincent Michael Concessao , Sept. 7, 2000-30. November 2012
- Anil Joseph Thomas Couto , since November 30, 2012
See also
Web links
- Entry on Archdiocese of Delhi on gcatholic.org (English)
- Entry for Archdiocese of Delhi on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Homepage of the Archdiocese of Delhi (English)