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List of Catholic dioceses in India
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The Catholic Church in India has one of the largest number of dioceses in Asia. The bishops of the Latin Church, Syro-Malabar Catholic Church and Syro-Malankara Catholic Church form the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI).[1] This episcopal conference was established in 1944.
By Type
By typology, the dioceses are categorised as :
- Major archepiscopial sees (Major archdioceses): 2
- Titular patriarchal see, metropolitan archdiocese: 1
- Metropolitan archdioceses: 29
- Archdiocese without suffragans: 1
- Dioceses: 141
- Titular episcopal see: 1
By Rite
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
These are organised into 30 provinces comprising 24 Latin, 4 Syro-Malabar and 2 Syro-Malankara provinces.[2]
Latin Catholic Ecclesiastical Provinces
Province of Agra
Province of Bangalore
Province of Bhopal
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bhopal
- Diocese of Gwalior
- Diocese of Indore
- Diocese of Jabalpur
- Diocese of Jhabua
- Diocese of Khandwa
- Diocese of Sagar (Syro-Malabar)
- Diocese of Satna (Syro-Malabar)
- Diocese of Ujjain (Syro-Malabar)
Province of Bombay
Province of Calcutta
Province of Calicut
Province of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
Province of Delhi
Province of Gandhinagar
Province of Goa and Daman
Province of Guwahati
Province of Hyderabad
Province of Imphal
Province of Madras and Mylapore
Province of Madurai
Province of Nagpur
Province of Patna
Province of Pondicherry and Cuddalore
Province of Raipur
Province of Ranchi
Province of Shillong
Province of Trivandrum
Province of Verapoly
Province of Visakhapatnam
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Syro-Malabar Catholic Ecclesiastical Provinces
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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
Province of Changanassery
Province of Tellicherry
Province of Thrissur
Archdiocese of Kottayam
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Syro-Malankara Catholic Ecclesiastical Provinces
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
Province of Tiruvalla
Directly under the Holy See
Titular Episcopal See
- Titular Episcopal See of Chayal of Syro-Malankara
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See also
Notes
- The Archbishop of Goa and Daman also carries the title of the Patriarch of the East Indies.
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