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<p><span class="autocomment">External links: </span>add authority control</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}<br /> {{Infobox diocese<br /> |jurisdiction = Diocese <br /> |name = Jabalpur <br /> |latin = Dioecesis Iabalpurensis<br /> |country = {{flag|India}}<br /> |metropolitan = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bhopal|Bhopal]] <br /> |province = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bhopal|Bhopal]]<br /> |rite = [[Latin Rite]]<br /> |cathedral = Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul in [[Jabalpur]]<br /> |cocathedral = <br /> |area_km2 = 52,980 <br /> |population = 9,032,285 <br /> |population_as_of = 2006 <br /> |catholics = 28,787 <br /> |catholics_percent= 0.3 <br /> |pope = {{Incumbent pope}}<br /> |bishop = [[Gerald Almeida]] <br /> |metro_archbishop = Leo Cornelio<br /> |coadjutor = <br /> |auxiliary_bishops= <br /> |emeritus_bishops = <br /> }}<br /> <br /> The &#039;&#039;&#039;Roman Catholic Diocese of Jabalpur&#039;&#039;&#039; ({{lang-la| Iabalpuren(sis)}}) is a [[diocese]] located in the city of [[Jabalpur]] in the [[ecclesiastical province]] of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bhopal|Bhopal]] in India.<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> [[File:St. Aloysius Senior Secondary School.jpg|thumb|[[St. Aloysius Senior Secondary School]], Jabalpur, established in the year 1868 is among the oldest schools in India]]<br /> * July 18, 1932: Established as the [[Apostolic Prefecture]] of Jubbulpore from the [[Diocese of Allahabad]] and [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagpur|Diocese of Nagpur]]<br /> * October 21, 1950: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Jabalpur<br /> * July 5, 1954: Promoted as Diocese of Jabalpur<br /> <br /> ==Leadership==<br /> * [[Bishop]]s of Jabalpur ([[Latin Rite]])<br /> ** Bishop Gerald Almeida (May 16, 2001 – present)<br /> ** Bishop [[Théophane Matthew Thannickunnel]], [[O. Praem.]] (March 1, 1976 – May 16, 2001)<br /> ** Bishop [[Leobard D’Souza]] (later Archbishop) (December 17, 1965 – July 1, 1975)<br /> ** Bishop [[Conrad Dubbelman]], O. Praem. (July 5, 1954 – December 17, 1965)<br /> * Prefects Apostolic of Jabalpur (Roman Rite) <br /> ** Fr. Conrad Dubbelman, O. Praem. (later Bishop) (May 29, 1933 – July 5, 1954)<br /> <br /> Bishop Theophane O.Praem was the principal of [[St. Aloysius Senior Secondary School]], Jabalpur.<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/jaba0.htm GCatholic.org] [[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[&#039;&#039;self-published&#039;&#039;]}}]]<br /> * [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/djblp.html Catholic Hierarchy] [[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[&#039;&#039;self-published&#039;&#039;]}}]]<br /> <br /> {{coord|23.1529|N|79.9535|E|source:wikidata|display=title}}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{authority control}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Jabalpur}}<br /> [[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses in India]]<br /> [[Category:Christianity in Madhya Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Christian organizations established in 1932]]<br /> [[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century]]<br /> [[Category:1932 establishments in India]]<br /> [[Category:Jabalpur]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{India-RC-diocese-stub}}</div>

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