https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Diocese_of_Jamshedpur Diocese of Jamshedpur - Revision history 2026-10-31T03:09:12Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diocese_of_Jamshedpur&diff=497256&oldid=prev SanglapGeographer: new 2025-08-24T08:57:59Z <p>new</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Roman Catholic diocese in Jharkhand &amp; West Bengal, India}}<br /> {{no footnotes|date=May 2018}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}<br /> {{Infobox diocese<br /> |jurisdiction = Diocese <br /> |name = Jamshedpur <br /> |latin = Dioecesis Iamshedpurensis <br /> |image = 7357 - Jamshedpur -.jpg<br /> |image_size = 220px<br /> |caption = Cathedral of St Joseph-the-Worker <br /> |country = {{flag|India}} <br /> |province = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ranchi|Ranchi]] <br /> |metropolitan = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ranchi|Ranchi]] <br /> |rite = [[Latin Church|Latin Rite]]<br /> |cathedral = Cathedral of St Joseph-the-Worker, in [[Jamshedpur]]<br /> |cocathedral = <br /> |parishes = 38<br /> |established = 2 July 1962<br /> |area_km2 = 21,003 <br /> |population = 11,830,000<br /> |population_as_of = 2022 <br /> |catholics = 73,000<br /> |catholics_percent= 0.6 <br /> |pope = {{Incumbent pope}}<br /> |bishop = Telesphore Bilung, S.V.D.<br /> |metro_archbishop = <br /> |coadjutor = <br /> |auxiliary_bishops= <br /> |website = [http://www.jamshedpurdiocese.org/ jamshedpurdiocese.org] <br /> |denomination=}}<br /> <br /> The &#039;&#039;&#039;Roman Catholic Diocese of Jamshedpur&#039;&#039;&#039; ({{langx|la| Iamshedpuren(sis)}}) is a [[diocese]] located in the city of [[Jamshedpur]] in the [[ecclesiastical province]] of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ranchi|Ranchi]] in India.<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> * 2 July 1962: Established as Diocese of Jamshedpur from the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta|Archdiocese of Calcutta]]<br /> <br /> ==Leadership==<br /> * [[Bishop]]s of Jamshedpur ([[Latin Church|Latin Rite]])<br /> ** Bishop Telesphore Bilung, S.V.D. (1 November 2021 – present)<br /> ** Bishop Felix Toppo, [[Society of Jesus|S.J.]] (14 June 1997 – 24 June 2018)<br /> ** Bishop [[Joseph Robert Rodericks]], S.J. (25 June 1970 – 9 January 1996)<br /> ** Archbishop [[Lawrence Trevor Picachy]], S.J. (later [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]]) (Apostolic Administrator 29 May 1969 – 25 June 1970)<br /> ** Bishop Lawrence Trevor Picachy, S.J. (later Cardinal) (12 July 1962 – 29 May 1969)<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/jams0.htm GCatholic.org] [[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[&#039;&#039;self-published&#039;&#039;]}}]]<br /> * [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/djams.html Catholic Hierarchy] [[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[&#039;&#039;self-published&#039;&#039;]}}]]<br /> * [http://www.jamshedpurdiocese.org/ Diocese website]<br /> <br /> {{coord|22.7918|N|86.2253|E|source:wikidata|display=title}}<br /> <br /> {{authority control}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Jamshedpur}}<br /> [[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses in India]]<br /> [[Category:Christian organizations established in 1962]]<br /> [[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century]]<br /> [[Category:1962 establishments in Bihar]]<br /> [[Category:Christianity in Jharkhand]]<br /> [[Category:Jamshedpur]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{India-RC-diocese-stub}}<br /> [[Category:Buildings and structures in Jamshedpur]]</div> SanglapGeographer