The Catholic Church in India has one of the largest number of dioceses in Asia. The bishops of the Latin Church, Syro-Malabar Church and Syro-Malankara Catholic Church form the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI).[1] This episcopal conference was established in 1944.
By Type[edit | edit source]
By typology, the dioceses are categorised as :
- Major archepiscopial sees (Major archdioceses): 2
- Titular patriarchal see, metropolitan archdiocese: 1
- Metropolitan archdioceses: 31
- Archdiocese without suffragans: 1
- Dioceses: 139
- Titular episcopal see: 1
By Rite[edit | edit source]
Out of the 174 dioceses in India,
- Latin has 132 dioceses.
- Syro-Malabar has 31 dioceses and
- Syro-Malankara has 11 dioceses.
By Ecclesiastical Provinces[edit | edit source]
These are organised into 34 provinces comprising 24 Latin, 8 Syro-Malabar and 2 Syro-Malankara provinces.[2]
Latin Catholic Ecclesiastical Provinces[edit | edit source]
Province of Agra[edit | edit source]
Province of Bangalore[edit | edit source]
Province of Bhopal[edit | edit source]
Province of Bombay[edit | edit source]
Province of Calcutta[edit | edit source]
Province of Calicut[edit | edit source]
Province of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar[edit | edit source]
Province of Delhi[edit | edit source]
Province of Gandhinagar[edit | edit source]
Province of Goa and Daman[edit | edit source]
Province of Guwahati[edit | edit source]
Province of Hyderabad[edit | edit source]
Province of Imphal[edit | edit source]
Province of Madras and Mylapore[edit | edit source]
Province of Madurai[edit | edit source]
Province of Nagpur[edit | edit source]
Province of Patna[edit | edit source]
Province of Pondicherry and Cuddalore[edit | edit source]
Province of Raipur[edit | edit source]
Province of Ranchi[edit | edit source]
Province of Shillong[edit | edit source]
Province of Trivandrum[edit | edit source]
Province of Verapoly[edit | edit source]
Province of Visakhapatnam[edit | edit source]
Syro-Malabar Catholic Ecclesiastical Provinces[edit | edit source]
The Syro-Malabar Church is governed by the Major Archbishop whose seat is Ernakulam-Angamaly and the synod of all bishops of this sui iuris church, both within and outside of India.
Province of Ernakulam - Angamaly[edit | edit source]
Province of Changanassery[edit | edit source]
Province of Faridabad[edit | edit source]
Province of Kalyan[edit | edit source]
Province of Shamshabad[edit | edit source]
Province of Tellicherry[edit | edit source]
Province of Thrissur[edit | edit source]
Province of Ujjain[edit | edit source]
Archdiocese of Kottayam[edit | edit source]
Syro-Malankara Catholic Ecclesiastical Provinces[edit | edit source]
The Syro-Malankara Catholic Church is also a major archiepiscopal sui iuris Church. It is governed by the Major Archbishop whose seat is Trivandrum and its synod of bishops.
Province of Trivandrum[edit | edit source]
Province of Tiruvalla[edit | edit source]
Directly under the Holy See[edit | edit source]
Titular Episcopal See[edit | edit source]
- Titular Episcopal See of Chayal of Syro-Malankara
See also[edit | edit source]
- Catholic Church in India
- Christianity in India
- List of cathedrals in India
- List of Catholic bishops of India
- List of Catholic dioceses (structured view)
- Territories of Catholic dioceses in India
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ The Archbishop of Goa and Daman also carries the title of the Patriarch of the East Indies.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "About CBCI". cbci.in. Catholic Bishops' Conference of India.
- ↑ "Diocese of India". cbci.in. Catholic Bishops' Conference of India.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Current Dioceses in India at Catholic-Hierarchy.org
- India at Catholic-Hierarchy.org
- India at GCatholic.org