https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Meerut 2026-09-07T10:43:41Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Meerut&diff=56488&oldid=prev 2021-04-03T19:49:36Z

<p>removed <a href="/w/index.php?title=Category:1956_establishments_in_India&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Category:1956 establishments in India (page does not exist)">Category:1956 establishments in India</a>; added <a href="/w/index.php?title=Category:1956_establishments_in_Uttar_Pradesh&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Category:1956 establishments in Uttar Pradesh (page does not exist)">Category:1956 establishments in Uttar Pradesh</a> using <a href="https://en.bharatpedia.org/wiki/BP:HC" class="extiw" title="wp:HC">HotCat</a></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}<br /> {{Infobox diocese<br /> |jurisdiction = Diocese <br /> |name = Meerut <br /> |latin = Dioecesis Meerutensis<br /> |country = [[India]]<br /> |metropolitan = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agra|Agra]]<br /> |province = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agra|Agra]]<br /> |rite = [[Latin Rite]]<br /> |cathedral = St Joseph’s Cathedral in [[Meerut]]<br /> |cocathedral = <br /> |patron=[[Our Lady Mediatrix of All Graces]]|area_km2 = 28,337 <br /> |population = 31,391,516 <br /> |population_as_of = 2004 <br /> |catholics = 27,192 <br /> |catholics_percent= 0.1 <br /> |pope = {{Incumbent pope}}<br /> |bishop = [[Francis Kalist]] <br /> |metro_archbishop = [[Albert D&#039;Souza]]<br /> |emeritus_bishops = <br /> |coadjutor = <br /> |auxiliary_bishops= <br /> |website = [http://dioceseofmeerut.org/ Website of the Diocese] <br /> }}<br /> <br /> The &#039;&#039;&#039;Roman Catholic Diocese of Meerut&#039;&#039;&#039; ({{lang-la| Meeruten(sis)}}) is a [[diocese]] located in the city of [[Meerut]] in the [[Ecclesiastical province]] of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agra|Agra]] in India.<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> * 20 February 1956: Established as the Diocese of Meerut from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Agra<br /> <br /> ==Special churches==<br /> [[File:Interior of the Sardhana Catholic Church, Sardhana.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Interior of the Basilica of Our Lady of Graces, [[Sardhana]].]]<br /> *[[Minor Basilica]]s:<br /> **[[Basilica of Our Lady of Graces]], [[Sardhana]]<br /> <br /> ==Leadership==<br /> * [[Bishop]]s of Meerut ([[Latin Rite]])<br /> ** Archbishop [[Joseph Bartholomew Evangelisti]], [[O.F.M. Cap.]] (29 February 1956 – 3 August 1973) <br /> ** Bishop [[Patrick Nair]] (5 April 1974 – 3 December 2008)<br /> ** Bishop [[Francis Kalist]] (3 December 2008 – Present)<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/meer0.htm GCatholic.org] [[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[&#039;&#039;self-published&#039;&#039;]}}]]<br /> * [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dmeer.html Catholic Hierarchy] [[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[&#039;&#039;self-published&#039;&#039;]}}]]<br /> <br /> {{coord|29.0013|N|77.7057|E|source:wikidata|display=title}}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{authority control}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Meerut}}<br /> [[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses in India]]<br /> [[Category:Christian organizations established in 1956]]<br /> [[Category:Christianity in Uttar Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century]]<br /> [[Category:1956 establishments in Uttar Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Meerut]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{India-RC-diocese-stub}}</div>

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