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Diocese of Raigarh Dioecesis Raigarhensis रायगढ़ के सूबा | |
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Location | |
Country | India |
Ecclesiastical province | Raipur |
Metropolitan | Raipur |
Statistics | |
Area | 7,086 km2 (2,736 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 1,367,000 61,770 (4.5%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Michael in Raigarh |
Patron saint | Michael the Archangel |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Paul Toppo |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Victor Henry Thakur |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Raigarh ( Latin: Raigarhen(sis)) is a diocese located at the Bishop's House in Kunkuri, Raigarh. [1] It is in the ecclesiastical province of Raipur in India.
On 13 December 1951, it was established as Diocese of Raigarh–Ambikapur from the Diocese of Nagpur and Diocese of Ranchi. Later, on 10 November 1977, it was renamed as Diocese of Raigarh when the Diocese of Ambikapur was erected.
21°54′12″N 83°23′21″E / 21.9033°N 83.3893°E
This article relies largely or entirely on a
single source. (February 2024) |
Diocese of Raigarh Dioecesis Raigarhensis रायगढ़ के सूबा | |
---|---|
Location | |
Country | India |
Ecclesiastical province | Raipur |
Metropolitan | Raipur |
Statistics | |
Area | 7,086 km2 (2,736 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 1,367,000 61,770 (4.5%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Michael in Raigarh |
Patron saint | Michael the Archangel |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Paul Toppo |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Victor Henry Thakur |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Raigarh ( Latin: Raigarhen(sis)) is a diocese located at the Bishop's House in Kunkuri, Raigarh. [1] It is in the ecclesiastical province of Raipur in India.
On 13 December 1951, it was established as Diocese of Raigarh–Ambikapur from the Diocese of Nagpur and Diocese of Ranchi. Later, on 10 November 1977, it was renamed as Diocese of Raigarh when the Diocese of Ambikapur was erected.
21°54′12″N 83°23′21″E / 21.9033°N 83.3893°E