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:''For the United Church bishop and diocese, see [[Diocese of Agra (Church of North India)]].''
{{Infobox diocese
|jurisdiction = Archdiocese
|name = Agra
|latin = Archidioecesis Agraënsis
|local =
| image = [[File:Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception 2.jpg|frameless|Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception]]
|country = {{flag|India}}
|province = Agra
|rite = [[Latin Rite]]
| established ={{start date and age|df=yes|1886}}
|cathedral = Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in [[Agra]]
|cocathedral =
|area_km2 = 69,162
|population = 27,380,000
|population_as_of = 2015
|catholics = 17,182
|catholics_percent= 0.1
| pope = {{incumbent pope}}
|metro_archbishop = [[Raphy Manjaly]]
|coadjutor =
|auxiliary_bishops=
|patron = Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
|website = [http://www.agraarchdiocese.com/ Website of the Archdiocese]
|priests=105|parishes=43|coat=|flag=|territory=|metropolitan=|headquarters=|denomination=|churches=|sui_iuris_church=|founded=|dissolved=|language=|bishop=}}

The '''Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agra''' ({{lang-la|Agraën(sis)}}) is a Latin [[Metropolitan archdiocese]] in northern [[India]]'s [[Uttar Pradesh]] state. It comproses the following districts in Uttar Pradesh: Agra, Aligarh, Auraiya, Budaun, Bulandshahr, Etah, Etawah, Farrukabad, Firozabad, Gautambudha Nagar, Hathras, Kannauj, Mainpuri, Mathura and in Rajasthan: Bharatpur and Dholpur.<ref>{{cite web |title=History |url=http://agraarchdiocese.com/history.aspx |website=Official Website - Archdiocese of Agra |access-date=30 November 2020}}</ref>

Its [[cathedral]] episcopal see is located in the city of [[Agra]].

== History ==
* Established in 1784 as '''[[Mission “sui iuris”]] of Hindustan''', on territory split off from the [[Apostolic Vicariate of Great Mogul]]
* Promoted in 1820 as '''[[Apostolic Vicariate]] of Tibet-Hindustan''', hence entitled to a [[titular bishop]].
* 1846: Promoted as '''Diocese of Agra''', ceasing its missionary status
* 1 September 1886: Promoted as '''Metropolitan Archdiocese of Agra''', yet remains dependent on the Roman [[Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples]].

== Ordinaries ==
''(all [[Latin Rite]], till 1982 missionary members of a Latin Congregation)
''Ecclesiastical Superiors of Hindustan
(not available : 1784 - 1820)

;''Apostolic Vicars of Tibet-Hindustan''
* Zenobio Benucci, [[Capuchin Franciscans]] (O.F.M. Cap.) (29 Aug 1820 – death 24 Jun 1824), [[Titular Bishop]] of [[Thermæ]] (29 Aug 1820 – 24 Jun 1824)
* Antonio Pezzoni, O.F.M. Cap. (27 Jan 1826 – retired 1841), Titular Bishop of [[Hesbon]] (27 Jan 1826 – death 13 Oct 1844)

;''Apostolic Vicars of Agra''
* Giuseppe Antonio Borghi, O.F.M. Cap. (1842 – 12 Jun 1849), succeeding as former [[Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic]] of Tibet-Hindustan (14 Aug 1838 – 1842), remaining Titular Bishop of [[Bethsaida]] (14 Aug 1838 – 5 Nov 1849); later Bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Cortona|Cortona]] (Italy) (5 Nov 1849 – death 31 Jul 1851)
* Gaetano Carli, O.F.M. Cap. (12 Jun 1849 – retired 7 Dec 1856?), succeeding as former Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Agra (23 Aug 1842 – 12 Jun 1849), remaining Titular Bishop of [[Halmiros]] (23 Aug 1842 – 1887)
* Angelicus Bedenik, O.F.M. Cap. (1 Jun 1861 – death 2 Nov 1866), Titular Bishop of [[Leuca]] (1 Jun 1861 – 2 Nov 1866)
* Michelangelo Jacobi, O.F.M. Cap. (9 Feb 1868 – 1 Sep 1886 ''see below''), Titular Bishop of [[Pentacomia]] (9 Feb 1868 – 1 Sep 1886)

;''Metropolitan Archbishops of Agra ''
* Michelangelo Jacobi, O.F.M. Cap. (''see above'' 1 Sep 1886 – death 14 Oct 1891)
* [[Emmanuel Alfonso van den Bosch]], O.F.M. Cap. (2 January 1892 – 27 April 1897), previously Bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Lahore|Lahore]] (Pakistan, then also British India) (21 Nov 1890 – 2 Jan 1892); emeritate as [[Titular Archbishop]] of [[Parium]] (27 Apr 1897 – 17 Oct 1921)
* [[Charles Joseph Gentili]], O.F.M. Cap. (27 August 1898 – death 6 January 1917), previously Bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Allahabad|Allahabad]] (India) (29 Mar 1897 – 27 Aug 1898)
* [[Angelo Raffaele Bernacchioni]], O.F.M. Cap. (7 August 1917 – death 21 August 1937)
* [[Evangelista Latino Enrico Vanni]], O.F.M. Cap. (21 August 1937 – 1956), succeeding as former [[Coadjutor Archbishop]] of Agra (India) (1930 – 21 Aug 1937); previously Apostolic Vicar of [[Apostolic Vicariate of Arabia|Arabia]] (United Arab Emirates) (15 Apr 1916 – 1925) & Titular Archbishop of [[Tenedus]] (15 Apr 1916 – 21 Aug 1937); emeritate as Titular Archbishop of [[Bizya]] (1956 – 9 May 1962)
* [[Dominic Romuald Basil Athaide]], [[O.F.M. Cap.]] (29 February 1956 – death 26 June 1982)
* [[Cecil DeSa]] (11 November 1983 – retired 16 April 1998), previously Bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucknow|Lucknow]] (India) (5 Jun 1971 – 11 Nov 1983)
* [[Vincent Michael Concessao]] (5 November 1998 – 7 September 2000), previously Titular Bishop of [[Mascula]] (3 Feb 1995 – 5 Nov 1998) & Auxiliary Bishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Delhi|Delhi]] (India) (3 Feb 1995 – 5 Nov 1998); later Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (2000 – 2004), Metropolitan Archbishop of Delhi (7 Sep 2000 – 30 Nov 2012), Vice-President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (2007 – 2011)
* [[Oswald Gracias]] (7 September 2000 – 14 October 2006), also Second Vice-President of "Vox Clara" Committee (2002.04 – ...), President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (2005 – 12 Jan 2011); previously Titular Bishop of [[Bladia]] (28 Jun 1997 – 7 Sep 2000) & Auxiliary Bishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bombay|Bombay]] (India) (28 Jun 1997 – 7 Sep 2000); later Metropolitan Archbishop of Bombay (India) (14 Oct 2006 – ...), created [[Cardinal-Priest]] of [[S. Paolo della Croce a Corviale]] (24 Nov 2007 [10 May 2008] – ...), Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (19 Feb 2008 – 1 Mar 2010), President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (1 Mar 2010 – 12 Feb 2014), President of Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (21 Oct 2011 [1 Jan 2012] – ...), President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (2013.02 – ...), Member of [[Council of Cardinals to assist in the governance of the Universal Church and to reform the Roman Curia]] (13 Apr 2013 – ...)
*[[ Albert D’Souza]] (16 Feb 2007 – 12 Nov 2020), also Secretary General of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (2012.02 – ...); previously Bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucknow|Lucknow]] (India) (21 Nov 1992 – 16 Feb 2007)
* [[Raphy Manjaly]] (12 Nov 2020 - present) previously Bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Allahabad|Allahabad]] (India) (17 Oct 2013 – 12 Nov 2020)

== Province ==
Its [[ecclesiastical province]] comprises the Metropolitan's own Archdiocese and the following [[Suffragan]] bishoprics, mostly Latin and ''two [[East Syriac Rite]]'':
* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Ajmer]]
* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Allahabad]]
* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Bareilly]]
* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaipur]]
* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Jhansi]]
* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucknow]]
* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Meerut]]
* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Udaipur]]
* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Varanasi]]
* ''[[Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Bijnor]]''
* ''[[Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Gorakhpur]]''

== Parishes ==
[[File:St. John's Church Roorkee.jpg|thumb|St. John's Church Roorkee.]]
* Cathedral of Imm. Conception
* St. Mary’s Church, Agra
* St. Patrick’s Church, Agra
* St. Thomas Church, Agra, Sikandra
* Our Lady of Fatima Mission, Ajaynagar
* Holy Family Mission, Alampur Hauz
* St. Fidelis’ Church, Aligarh
* St. Michael’s Mission, Anupnagar
* St. Francis Mission, Auraiya
* Our Lady of Rosary Mission, Bastar
* St. Peter’s Church, Bharatpur
* St. Peter’s Mission, Bhimnagar
* Catholic Church, Budaun
* St. Gonsalo Garcia Church, Bulandshahr
* St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Chhibramau
* Our Lady of Pilar Church, Dholpur
* St. Joseph’s Mission, NTPC, Dibyapur
* St. Francis Xavier Church, Etah
* Christ Church, Etawah
* St. Anthony’s Church, Fatehgarh
* St. John’s Church, Firozabad
* St. Joseph’s Church, Greater Noida
* St. Francis’ Church, Hathras
* St. Joseph’s Church, Jahangirabad
* Nishkalanka Mata Mission, Jaith
* St. Peter's Mission, Jaswant Nagar
* St. Mathew's Mission, Kannauj
* St. Joseph’s Church, Kasganj
* St. Anthony’s Church, Khora
* St. Theresa’s Church, Kosi Kalan
* St. Thomas’ Mission, Mainpuri
* [[Sacred Heart Catholic Church (Mathura)|Sacred Heart Church, Mathura]]
* [[St. Mary's Church, Noida]]
* St. Dominic's Mission, Shikohabad
* Holy Family Church, Tundla

== References ==

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==Sources and external links==
* [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/agra0.htm GCatholic.org, with incumbent biography links]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dagra.html Catholic Hierarchy]
* {{Official website|http://www.agraarchdiocese.com/}}

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agra - Revision history

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