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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Latin Catholic archdiocese in Delhi and Haryana, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox diocese<br />
| jurisdiction = Archdiocese<br />
| name = Delhi<br />
| latin = Archidioecesis Delhiensis<br />
| local = दिल्ली के सूबा<br />
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<!---- Locations ----><br />
| country = {{flag|India}}<br />
| territory = [[New Delhi]]<br />
| province = Delhi<br />
| metropolitan = <br />
| archdeaconries = <br />
| deaneries = <br />
| subdivisions = <br />
| coordinates = <!-- Use {{coord}} --><br />
<!---- Statistics ----><br />
| area_km2 = 15,420 <br />
| population = 26,469,385<br />
| population_as_of = 2013 <br />
| catholics = 112,348<br />
| catholics_percent = 0.4 <br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
| parishes = 84<br />
| churches = <!-- Number of churches in the diocese --><br />
| congregations = <!-- Number of congregations in the diocese --><br />
| schools = <!-- Number of church supported schools in the diocese --><br />
| members = <!-- Number of members in the diocese --><br />
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| denomination = [[Catholic Church]]<br />
| sui_iuris_church = [[Latin Church]]<br />
| rite = [[Roman Rite]]<br />
| established = {{start date and age|13 April 1937}}<br />
| cathedral = [[Sacred Heart Cathedral, New Delhi]]<br />
| cocathedral = <br />
| patron = [[Sacred Heart of Jesus]]<br />
| patron_title = <!-- Use to override the default label "Patron saint" --><br />
| priests = 259<br />
| pope = {{Incumbent pope}}<br />
| bishop_title = Archbishop<br />
| metro_archbishop = [[Anil Joseph Thomas Couto]]<br />
| suffragans = <!-- List most senior first (usually reckoned by date of consecration); use | suffragan = for one --><br />
| auxiliary_bishops =[[Deepak Valerian Tauro]] <br />
| emeritus_bishops = [[Vincent Concessao]]<br />
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| website = [http://www.archdiocesedelhi.org/ Website of the Archdiocese]<br />
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The Latin Catholic '''Archdiocese of Delhi''' ({{langx|la|Delhien(sis)}}) is a [[Latin Church]] Metropolitan [[archdiocese]] of the [[Catholic Church]] in northern India.<br />
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Its [[cathedral]] archiepiscopal see is [[Sacred Heart Cathedral, New Delhi|Sacred Heart]] Cathedral, in the national capital city of [[New Delhi]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
* 13 September 1910: Established as ''Metropolitan Archdiocese of Simla'', on territory split off from the Metropolitan [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agra|Archdiocese of Agra]] and [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese Diocese of Lahore|Diocese of Lahore]]<br />
* 13 April 1937: Renamed as ''Metropolitan Archdiocese of Delhi and Simla''<br />
* 4 June 1959: Renamed as ''Metropolitan Archdiocese of Delhi'', having lost territory to establish as suffragan the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Simla and Chandigarh|Diocese of Simla]]<br />
[[Pope John Paul II]] made two [[List of pastoral visits of Pope John Paul II|papal visits]], in February 1986 and November 1999.<br />
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== Statistics ==<br />
{{As of|2014}}, the diocese served 115,300 Catholics (0.4% of the total population of 26,810,000) in {{convert|15420|km2}}, with 60 parishes and 4 missions. Personnel consisted of 301 priests (130 diocesan, 171 religious), 1,006 religious (391 brothers, 615 sisters) and 25 seminarians.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}<br />
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==Ordinaries==<br />
(all [[Latin Church]])<br />
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;Metropolitan [[Archbishop]]s of Simla<br />
* Archbishop Anselm Edward John Kenealy, [[Order of Friars Minor Capuchin|OFMCap]] (21 December 1910 – 13 January 1936 ''see below'')<br />
**[[Apostolic Administrator]] Archbishop [[Anselm Edward John Kenealy]], OOFMCap (''see above'' 13 January 1936 – 13 April 1937), when retired as [[Titular Archbishop]] of [[Ratiaria]] (13 January 1936 – death 8 December 1943)<br />
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;Metropolitan Archbishops of Delhi and Simla <br />
* [[Silvestro Patrizio Mulligan]], [[Order of Friars Minor Capuchin|OFMCap]] (13 April 1937 – death 16 August 1950), Titular Archbishop emeritus of Cyrrhus (1950.08.16 – 1950.10.23)<br />
**[[Apostolic Administrator]] Father John Burke (1950 – 12 April 1951) (later Bishop)<br />
* Joseph Alexander Fernandes (12 April 1951 – 4 June 1959)<br />
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;Metropolitan Archbishops of Delhi <br />
* [[Joseph Alexander Fernandes]] (4 June 1959 – 16 September 1967)<br />
* [[Angelo Innocent Fernandes]] (16 September 1967 – 19 November 1990)<br />
* [[Alan Basil de Lastic]] (19 November 1990 – 20 June 2000)<br />
* [[Vincent Michael Conçessao]] (7 September 2000 – 30 November 2012)<br />
** [[Auxiliary Bishop]]: Franco Mulakkal (17 January 2009 – 13 June 2013)<br />
* [[Anil Joseph Thomas Couto]] (30 November 2012 – ...)<br />
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== Ecclesiastical province ==<br />
Delhi's [[ecclesiastical province]] comprises the Metropolitan's own archdiocese and the following [[suffragan]] dioceses:<br />
* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Jammu–Srinagar]] <br />
* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Jalandhar]]<br />
* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Simla and Chandigarh]]<br />
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== Sources and external links ==<br />
* [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/delh0.htm GCatholic.org]<br />
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/ddelh.html Catholic Hierarchy]<br />
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120414043436/http://archdiocesedelhi.com/ Archdiocese website]}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[List of Roman Catholic dioceses in India]]<br />
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