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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Roman Catholic diocese in Rajasthan, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox diocese<br />
| jurisdiction = Diocese<!-- Type of jurisdiction: i.e. Diocese or Archdiocese --><br />
| name = Jaipur<br />
| latin = Dioecesis Iaipurensis<br />
| local = जयपुर के सूबा<br />
| image = Jaipur - Cathédrale Notre-Dame de l'Annonciation - 2.jpg<br />
| image_size = frameless<br />
| image_alt = The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Annunciation in Jaipur<br />
| caption = The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Annunciation in Jaipur<br />
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<!---- Locations ----><br />
| country = {{flag|India}}<br />
| territory = <br />
| province = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agra|Agra]]<br />
| metropolitan = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agra|Agra]]<br />
| deaneries = <br />
| headquarters = <br />
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<!---- Statistics ----><br />
| area_km2 = 129,060<br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
| population = 25,828,271<br />
| population_as_of = 2006<br />
| catholics = 4,096<br />
| catholics_percent = 0.0<br />
| parishes = <!-- Number of parishes in the diocese --><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 />
<!---- Information ----><br />
| denomination = [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]<br />
| sui_iuris_church = [[Latin Church]]<br />
| rite = [[Roman Rite]]<br />
| established = 20 July 2005<br />
| dissolved = <br />
| cathedral = Cathedral of Our Lady of the Annunciation in [[Jaipur]]<br />
| cocathedral = <br />
| patron = [[Our Lady of the Annunciation]]<br />
| priests = <!-- Number of priests in the diocese --><br />
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| pope = {{Incumbent pope}} <!-- DO NOT CHANGE. This will update the Popes Automatically as they change --><br />
| bishop = [[Joseph Kallarackal]]<br />
| metro_archbishop = [[Raphy Manjaly]]<br />
| coadjutor = <br />
| auxiliary_bishops = <br />
| apostolic_admin = <br />
| vicar_general = <br />
| judicial_vicar = <br />
| emeritus_bishops = [[Oswald Lewis (bishop)|Oswald Lewis]]<br />
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}}<br />
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The '''Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaipur''' (''Dioecesis Iaipurensis'') in [[India]] was created on 20 July 2005, when the [[Diocese of Ajmer|Diocese of Ajmer and Jaipur]] was split. It is a suffragan diocese of the [[Archdiocese of Agra]]. The parish church [[Cathedral of Our Lady of the Annunciation in Jaipur|Our Lady of the Annunciation]] at [[Malviya Nagar (Jaipur)|Malviya Nagar]] is now the cathedral for the diocese.<br />
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The diocese covers 21 districts of the state of [[Rajasthan]]. Neighboring dioceses are the [[Diocese of Ajmer]] to the south, the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Delhi|Archdiocese of Delhi]], the [[Diocese of Jalandhar]] and the [[Diocese of Simla-Chandigarh]] to the north, the [[Archdiocese of Agra]] and the [[Diocese of Gwalior]] to the east and [[Pakistan]] to the west.<br />
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==Leadership ==<br />
* [[Oswald Lewis (bishop)|Oswald Lewis]] (20 July 2005<ref>{{cite press release | access-date = 24 April 2023 | publisher = Holy See Press Office |url =https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2005/07/20/0384/00906.html | title = Rinunce e Nomine, 20.07.2005 | language = it }}</ref> – 22 April 2023)<ref name=kall>{{cite press release | access-date = 24 April 2023 | publisher = Holy See Press Office | date= 22 April 2023 | title= Resignations and Appointments, 22.04.2023 | url =https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2023/04/22/230422c.html }}</ref><br />
* [[Joseph Kallarackal]] (22 April 2023<ref name=kall/> – present)<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/jaip0.htm GCatholic.org]<br />
*[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/djaip.html Catholic-hierarchy.org]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930155131/http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2005/0507/21_5400.html Vatican press release on the creation]<br />
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