https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=2409%3A4066%3A19A%3A19FC%3A0%3A0%3A1701%3AAC Bharatpedia - User contributions [en] 2026-08-14T14:55:08Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Agartala&diff=56520 Roman Catholic Diocese of Agartala 2021-03-22T03:21:12Z <p>2409:4066:19A:19FC:0:0:1701:AC: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}<br /> {{Infobox diocese<br /> |jurisdiction = Diocese <br /> |name = Agartala <br /> |latin = Dioecesis Agartalana<br /> |local = আগরতলা এর বিশপের এলাকা<br /> |country = {{flag|India}}<br /> |metropolitan = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shillong|Shillong]] <br /> |province = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shillong|Shillong]] <br /> |rite = [[Latin Rite]]<br /> |cathedral = Cathedral of St Francis Xavier<br /> |cocathedral = Pro-Cathedral of Shantir Rani in Mariamnagar [[Tripura]]<br /> |parishes = 20<br /> |area_km2 = 10,491 <br /> |population = 3,950,911<br /> |population_as_of = 2015 <br /> |catholics = 41,845<br /> |catholics_percent= 1 <br /> | pope = {{incumbent pope}}<br /> |bishop = [[Lumen Monteiro]], [[Congregation of Holy Cross|C.S.C.]] <br /> |coadjutor = <br /> |metro_archbishop = [[Victor Lyngdoh]]<br /> |auxiliary_bishops= <br /> |vicar_general = Fr. Lancy D'Souza, CSC<br /> |patron = [[St. Francis Xavier]] &lt;ref&gt;[http://saints.sqpn.com/patrons-of-the-diocese-of-agartala-india/ Saints.SQPN.com]&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> |website = [http://www.agartaladiocese.org/index.htm Website of the Diocese] <br /> |priests=65|established={{start date and age|11 January 1996}}|churches=|dissolved=|founded=|sui_iuris_church=|flag=|denomination=|headquarters=|territory=|coat=|image=|language=}}<br /> <br /> The '''Roman Catholic Diocese of Agartala ''' ({{lang-la|Dioecesis Agartalana}}) is a [[diocese]] located in the city of [[Agartala]] in the [[Ecclesiastical province]] of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shillong|Shillong]] in India.<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> * 11 January 1996: Established as Diocese of Agartala from the Diocese of Silchar<br /> <br /> ==Leadership==<br /> * [[Bishop]]s of Agartala ([[Latin Rite]])<br /> ** Bishop Lumen Monteiro, [[Congregation of Holy Cross|C.S.C.]] (11 January 1996 – present)<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;!--- See [[Wikipedia:Footnotes]] on how to create references using &lt;ref&gt;&lt;/ref&gt; tags which will then appear here automatically --&gt;<br /> {{Reflist|30em}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/agar0.htm GCatholic.org] [[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[''self-published'']}}]]<br /> * [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dagar.html Catholic Hierarchy] [[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[''self-published'']}}]]<br /> <br /> {{coord|23.8719|N|91.2832|E|source:wikidata|display=title}}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{authority control}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Agartala}}<br /> [[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses in India]]<br /> [[Category:Christian organizations established in 1996]]<br /> [[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century]]<br /> [[Category:Christianity in Tripura]]<br /> [[Category:Agartala]]<br /> [[Category:1996 establishments in Tripura]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{India-RC-diocese-stub}}</div> 2409:4066:19A:19FC:0:0:1701:AC