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{{Infobox diocese<br />
|jurisdiction = Diocese <br />
|name = Asansol <br />
|latin = Dioecesis Asansolensis <br />
|local = आसनसोल के सूबा<br />
|image =<br />
|country = {{flag|India}}<br />
|metropolitan = [[Asansol]] <br />
|province = [[Asansol]] <br />
|rite = [[Latin Church|Latin Rite]]<br />
| established ={{start date and age|1997}} <br />
|cathedral = [[Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Asansol|Cathedral of the Sacred Heart]] in [[Asansol]] <br />
|cocathedral = <br />
|parishes = 15 <br />
|area_km2 = 12,500 <br />
|population = 14,069,000<br />
|population_as_of = 2012 <br />
|catholics = 29,345<br />
|catholics_percent= 0.2 <br />
| priests = 69<br />
|pope = {{Incumbent pope}}<br />
|bishop = Vacant <br />
|metro_archbishop = Elias Frank <br />
|coadjutor = <br />
|auxiliary_bishops= <br />
|sui_iuris_church=|patron=|dissolved=|founded=|territory=|churches=|denomination=|headquarters=|flag=|coat=|language=}}<br />
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The '''Roman Catholic Diocese of Asansol''' ({{langx|la| Asansolen(sis)}}) is a [[diocese]] located in the city of [[Asansol]] in the [[ecclesiastical province]] of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta|Calcutta]] in India.<br />
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==History==<br />
* With his decree, dated October 24, 1997, Pope John Paul II created the Diocese of Asansol bifurcating the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Calcutta (cfr. ''Acta Apostolicae Sedis''|90(1998)|p.&nbsp;172). The Diocese of Asansol however, came into existence on March 12, 1998, when Bishop Cyprian Monis, its first bishop, officially took possession of it. The act of taking possession is popularly known as "installation".<br />
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==Leadership==<br />
* [[Bishop]]s of Asansol ([[Latin Church|Latin Rite]])<br />
** Bishop Cyprian Monis (March 12, 1998 – May 4, 2020)<br />
** Elias Frank (2023 to June 28, 2025)<br />
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* [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/asan0.htm GCatholic.org] [[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[''self-published'']}}]]<br />
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dasan.html Catholic Hierarchy] [[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[''self-published'']}}]]<br />
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