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* [[Bishop]]s of Port Blair ([[Latin Rite]]) | * [[Bishop]]s of Port Blair ([[Latin Rite]]) | ||
** Bishop Aleixo das Neves Dias, S.F.X. (June 22, 1984 – January 6, 2019) | ** Bishop Aleixo das Neves Dias, S.F.X. (June 22, 1984 – January 6, 2019) | ||
** Bishop Visuvasam Selvaraj (June 29, 2021 – present) | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 20:27, 29 June 2021
Diocese of Port Blair Dioecesis Portus Blairensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Ranchi |
| Metropolitan | Ranchi |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,249 km2 (3,185 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2017) 471,430 39,935 (8.5%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Stella Maris Cathedral in Port Blair |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Visuvasam Selvaraj |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Felix Toppo |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Port Blair (Latin: Portus Blairen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Port Blair in the Ecclesiastical province of Ranchi in India.
History[edit | edit source]
- June 22, 1984: Established as Diocese of Port Blair from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ranchi
Leadership[edit | edit source]
- Bishops of Port Blair (Latin Rite)
- Bishop Aleixo das Neves Dias, S.F.X. (June 22, 1984 – January 6, 2019)
- Bishop Visuvasam Selvaraj (June 29, 2021 – present)
References[edit | edit source]
External links[edit | edit source]
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