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	The '''Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Delhi''' ({{lang-la\|Delhien(sis)}}) is a [[Latin Church]] Metropolitan [[archdiocese]] of the [[Catholic Church]] in northern India.		The '''Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Delhi''' ({{lang-la\|Delhien(sis)}}) is a [[Latin Church]] Metropolitan [[archdiocese]] of the [[Catholic Church]] in northern India.

	Its [[cathedral]] archiepiscopal see is [[Sacred Heart]] Cathedral, in the national capital city of [[New Delhi]]		Its [[cathedral]] archiepiscopal see is [[Sacred Heart Cathedral, New Delhi\|Sacred Heart]] Cathedral, in the national capital city of [[New Delhi]]

	== History ==		== History ==

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{{Infobox diocese
| jurisdiction = Archdiocese
| name = Delhi
| latin = Archidioecesis Delhiensis
| local = दिल्ली के सूबा
| image = Sacred Heart Cathedral (New Delhi).jpg
| image_size =
| image_alt =
| caption = [[Sacred Heart Cathedral, New Delhi]],

| country = {{flag|India}}
| territory = [[New Delhi]]
| province = Delhi
| metropolitan =
| archdeaconries =
| deaneries =
| subdivisions =
| coordinates = 

| area_km2 = 15,420
| population = 26,469,385
| population_as_of = 2013
| catholics = 112,348
| catholics_percent = 0.4
| area_footnotes =
| parishes = 84
| churches = 
| congregations = 
| schools = 
| members = 

| denomination = [[Catholic Church]]
| sui_iuris_church = [[Latin Church]]
| rite = [[Roman Rite]]
| established = 13 April 1937
| cathedral = [[Sacred Heart Cathedral, New Delhi]]
| cocathedral =
| patron = [[Sacred Heart of Jesus]]
| patron_title = 
| priests = 259
| pope = {{Incumbent pope}}
| bishop_title = Archbishop
| metro_archbishop = [[Anil Joseph Thomas Couto]]
| suffragans = 
| auxiliary_bishops =
| emeritus_bishops = [[Vincent Concessao]] <small>Archbishop Emeritus (2000-2012)</small>


| map = Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Delhi in India.jpg
| map_size =
| map_alt =
| map_caption =

| website = [http://www.archdiocesedelhi.org/ Website of the Archdiocese]
| footnotes =
}}
The '''Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Delhi''' ({{lang-la|Delhien(sis)}}) is a [[Latin Church]] Metropolitan [[archdiocese]] of the [[Catholic Church]] in northern India.

Its [[cathedral]] archiepiscopal see is [[Sacred Heart]] Cathedral, in the national capital city of [[New Delhi]]

== History ==
* 13 September 1910: Established as '''Metropolitan Archdiocese of Simla''', on territory split off from the Metropolitan [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agra|Archdiocese of Agra]] and [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese Diocese of Lahore|Diocese of Lahore]].
* 13 April 1937: Renamed as '''Metropolitan Archdiocese of Delhi and Simla.'''
* 4 June 1959: Renamed as '''Metropolitan Archdiocese of Delhi''', having lost territory to establish as suffragan the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Simla and Chandigarh|Diocese of Simla]].
[[Pope John Paul II]] made two [[papal visit]]s, in February 1986 and November 1999.

== Statistics ==
{{As of|2014}}, the diocese served 115,300 Catholics (0.4% of the total population of 26,810,000) in {{convert|15420|km2}}, with 60 parishes and 4 missions. Personnel consisted of 301 priests (130 diocesan, 171 religious), 1,006 lay religious (391 brothers, 615 sisters) and 25 seminarians.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}

==Ordinaries==
(all [[Latin Church]])

;Metropolitan [[Archbishop]]s of Simla
* Archbishop Anselm Edward John Kenealy, [[Capuchin Franciscans]] (O.F.M. Cap.) (21 December 1910 – 13 January 1936 ''see below'')
**[[Apostolic Administrator]] Archbishop [[Anselm Edward John Kenealy]], O.F.M. Cap. (''see above'' 13 January 1936 – 13 April 1937), when retired as [[Titular Archbishop]] of [[Ratiaria]] (13 January 1936 – death 8 December 1943)

;Metropolitan Archbishops of Delhi and Simla
* [[Silvestro Patrizio Mulligan]], [[O.F.M. Cap.]] (13 April 1937 – death 16 August 1950), retired Titular Archbishop of Cyrrhus (1950.08.16 – 1950.10.23)
**[[Apostolic Administrator]] Father John Burke (1950 – 12 April 1951) (later Bishop)
* Joseph Alexander Fernandes (12 April 1951 – 4 June 1959)

;Metropolitan Archbishops of Delhi
* [[Joseph Alexander Fernandes]] (4 June 1959 – 16 September 1967)
* [[Angelo Innocent Fernandes]] (16 September 1967 – 19 November 1990)
* [[Alan Basil de Lastic]] (19 November 1990 – 20 June 2000)
* [[Vincent Michael Conçessao]] (7 September 2000 – 30 November 2012)
** [[Auxiliary Bishop]]: Franco Mulakkal (17 January 2009 – 13 June 2013)
* [[Anil José Tomas Couto]] (30 November 2012 – ...)

== Ecclesiastical province ==
Delhi's [[ecclesiastical province]] comprises the Metropolitan's own archdiocese and the following [[suffragan]] dioceses:
* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Jammu–Srinagar]]
* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Jalandhar]]
* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Simla and Chandigarh]]

== Sources and external links ==
* [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/delh0.htm GCatholic.org]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/ddelh.html Catholic Hierarchy]
* [http://www.archdiocesedelhi.com/ Archdiocese website]

== See also ==
* [[List of Roman Catholic dioceses in India]]

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[[Category:Christianity in Delhi|Christianity in Delhi]]
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