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	* [[Bishop]]s of Ambikapur ([[Latin Rite]])		* [[Bishop]]s of Ambikapur ([[Latin Rite]])
	** Bishop Patras Minj, S.J. (5 July 1996 – ~~Present~~)		** Bishop Antonis Bara (22 December 2021 – present)
			** Bishop Patras Minj, S.J. (5 July 1996 – 22 December 2021)
	** Bishop [[Paschal Topno]], S.J. (later Archbishop) (28 October 1985 – 26 March 1994)		** Bishop [[Paschal Topno]], S.J. (later Archbishop) (28 October 1985 – 26 March 1994)
	** Bishop [[Philip Ekka]], S.J. (10 November 1977 – 20 October 1984)		** Bishop [[Philip Ekka]], S.J. (10 November 1977 – 20 October 1984)

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{{Infobox diocese
|jurisdiction = Diocese
|name = Ambikapur
|latin = Dioecesis Ambikapurensis
|local = अंबिकापुर के सूबा
|country = {{flag|India}}
|metropolitan = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Raipur|Raipur]]
|province = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Raipur|Raipur]]
|rite = [[Latin Rite]]
|cathedral = Cathedral of the Immaculate Mother of God in [[Ambikapur, India|Ambikapur]]
|cocathedral =
|patron = Immaculate Mother of God
|parishes = 57
|area_km2 = 22,337
|population = 2,870,000
|population_as_of = 2015
|catholics = 97,369
|catholics_percent= 3.4
|pope = {{Incumbent pope}}
|bishop = [[Patras Minj]], [[Society of Jesus|S.J.]]
|metro_archbishop = Victor Henry Thakur
|coadjutor =
|auxiliary_bishops=
|image=|coat=|flag=|territory=|headquarters=|denomination=|churches=|sui_iuris_church=|established=10 November 1977|founded=|dissolved=|language=|priests=112}}

The '''Roman Catholic Diocese of Ambikapur''' ({{lang-la| Ambikapuren(sis)}}) is a [[diocese]] located in the city of [[Ambikapur, India|Ambikapur]] in the [[Ecclesiastical province]] of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Raipur|Raipur]] in India.

==History==
* 10 November 1977: Established as Diocese of Ambikapur from the [[Diocese of Raigarh–Ambikapur]]

==Leadership==
* [[Bishop]]s of Ambikapur ([[Latin Rite]])
** Bishop Patras Minj, S.J. (5 July 1996 – Present)
** Bishop [[Paschal Topno]], S.J. (later Archbishop) (28 October 1985 – 26 March 1994)
** Bishop [[Philip Ekka]], S.J. (10 November 1977 – 20 October 1984)

==References==

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==External links==
* [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/ambi0.htm GCatholic.org] [[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[''self-published'']}}]]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dambi.html Catholic Hierarchy] [[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[''self-published'']}}]]

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Ambikapur - Revision history

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