Archdiocese of Raipur
| Archdiocese of Raipur | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Diocesan bishop | Victor Henry Thakur (appointed) |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Joseph Augustine Charana tunnel |
| founding | 1964 |
| surface | 60,819 km² |
| Parishes | 63 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Residents | 11,546,784 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Catholics | 48,949 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| proportion of | 0.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 98 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Religious priest | 52 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 326 |
| Friars | 59 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Religious sisters | 401 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Hindi English |
| cathedral | St. Joseph's Cathedral |
| address | Khristbandhu Nivas, Byron Bazar, Raipur-492001, Chhattisgarh, India |
| Website | http://www.raipurarchdiocese.in/ |
The Archdiocese of Raipur ( Latin Archidioecesis Raipurensis ) is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in India in Raipur .
It includes the districts of Raipur, Bilaspur, Durg and Rajnandgaon of the state of Chhattisgarh .
history
Pope Paul VI founded the Apostolic Prefecture Raipur with the Apostolic Constitution Religio vera on January 16, 1964 from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Nagpur .
On March 23, 1972 it lost parts of its territory to the Apostolic Exarchate Jagdalpur . With the Apostolic Constitution Quamquam Ecclesia she was raised to a diocese on July 5, 1973 , which was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Bhopal as a suffragan diocese.
The elevation to the metropolitan bishopric took place on February 27, 2004 with the Apostolic Constitution Cum constet Ecclesiam .
Ecclesiastical province
| diocese | Catholics | Pop., Total |
|---|---|---|
| Archdiocese of Raipur | 48,949 | 11,546,784 |
| Diocese of Ambikapur | 83,578 | 2,627,000 |
| Jagdalpur diocese | 6,449 | 2,743,630 |
| Bishopric of Jashpur | 185,666 | 743.160 |
| Diocese of Raigarh | 56,640 | 1,265,084 |
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefect of Raipur
- John A. Weidner SAC (January 17, 1964–1973)
Bishops of Raipur
- John A. Weidner SAC (February 8, 1974– August 17, 1974) (Apostolic Administrator)
- Francis Werner Hunold SAC (1974–1984) (Apostolic Administrator)
- Philip Ekka SJ (October 20, 1984– February 15, 1991)
- Joseph Augustine Charanakunnel (November 21, 1992– February 27, 2004)
Archbishop of Raipur
- Joseph Augustine Charana Tunnel (February 27, 2004– July 3, 2013)
- Victor Henry Thakur (since July 3, 2013)
See also
Web links
- Entry for the Archdiocese of Raipur on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on the Archdiocese of Raipur on gcatholic.org (English)