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| jurisdiction = Diocese<!-- Type of jurisdiction: i.e. Diocese or Archdiocese --><br />
| name = Jashpur<br />
| latin = Dioecesis Jashpurensis<br />
| local = जशपुर के सूबा<br />
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| country = {{flag|India}}<br />
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| province = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Raipur|Raipur]]<br />
| metropolitan = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Raipur|Raipur]]<br />
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| area_km2 = 6,457 <!-- Area in square kilometers, automatically converted --><br />
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| population = 743,160<br />
| population_as_of = 2006<br />
| catholics = 185,666<br />
| catholics_percent = 25<br />
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| denomination = [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]<br />
| sui_iuris_church = [[Latin Church]]<br />
| rite = [[Roman Rite]]<br />
| established = 23 March 2006<br />
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| cathedral = [[Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary (Jashpur)|Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary]]<br />
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| bishop = Emmanuel Kerketta<br />
| metro_archbishop = Victor Henry Thakur<br />
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The '''Roman Catholic Diocese of Jashpur''' (Latin: ''Dioecesis Jashpurensis'') in [[India]] was created on March 23, 2006. It is a [[suffragan diocese]] of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Raipur|Archdiocese of Raipur]]. Its first [[Bishops in the Catholic Church|bishop]] was Mar [[Victor Kindo]], previously bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Raigarh|Raigarh]], who died on 12 June 2008. On December 22, 2009 [[Pope Benedict XVI]] appointed Fr. [[Emmanuel Kerketta]], the diocesan administrator and previous [[Vicar General]], as the new bishop of [[Jashpur]].<br />
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The diocese covers an area of 5,838&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> of the territory previously belonging to the Diocese of [[Raigarh]], in [[Chhattisgarh]] state. The see has its seat in [[Kunkuri]], where the [[Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary (Jashpur)|Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary]] is located.<br />
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The total population in the diocese is 739,780, of which 185,485 are [[Catholic Church in India|Catholic]]. The diocese is subdivided into 46 [[parish]]es.<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/jash0.htm GCatholic.org]<br />
*[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/djash.html Catholic-hierarchy.org]<br />
*[http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=7040&lan=eng Press release about the creation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927203254/http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=7040&lan=eng |date=2007-09-27 }}<br />
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