Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagpur

Archdiocese of Nagpur
Archidioecesis Nagpurensis
नागपूर बिशपच्या अधिकारातील प्रदेश
Photo of St. Francis de Sales Cathedral
St. Francis de Sales Cathedral
Location
Country India
Statistics
Area 55,272 km2 (21,341 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2004)
11,000,000
24,446 (0.2%)
Parishes 34
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Cathedral of St Francis de Sales in Nagpur
Patron saint St Francis de Sales
Our Lady of Lourdes
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop Vacant
Vicar General Jerome Pinto
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagpur (Latin: Nagpuren(sis)) is a Latin rite Metropolitan archdiocese in central India, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Its cathedral episcopal see is St. Francis de Sales Cathedral, in the city of Nagpur, in Maharashtra state.

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 25,500 Catholics (0.2% of 12,360,000 total) on 59,042 km² in 34 parishes and 12 missions with 142 priests (48 diocesan, 94 religious), 798 lay religious (265 brothers, 533 sisters) and 23 seminarians.

History

Ecclesiastical province

Its ecclesiastical province comprises the Metropolitan's own archbishopric and these Suffragan bishoprics, Latin Rite except one Syro-Oriental Rite :

Episcopal ordinaries

(all Latin Rite, initially missionary members of a Latin congregation)

Suffragan Bishops of Nagpur
  • Charles-Félix Pelvat, Fransalians (M.S.F.S.) (born France) (October 2, 1893 – death July 23, 1900)
  • Jean-Marie Crochet (born France) (October 25, 1900 – death June 6, 1903)
  • Etienne-Marie Boneventure, M.S.F.S. (born France) (September 17, 1904 – death March 12, 1907)
  • François-Etienne Coppel, M.S.F.S. (born France) (June 22, 1907 – death March 16, 1933)
  • Louis-François Gayet, M.S.F.S. (born France) (February 1, 1934 – death August 26, 1950)
  • Eugene D’Souza, M.S.F.S. (first Indian incumbent) (July 12, 1951 – September 19, 1953 see below)
Metropolitan Archbishops of Nagpur
  • Eugene D’Souza, M.S.F.S. (see above September 19, 1953 – September 13, 1963), later Metropolitan Archbishop of Bhopal (India) (1963.09.13 – death 1994.03.26)
  • Leonard Joseph Raymond (January 16, 1964 – death February 1, 1974) (born Pakistan) , previously Bishop of Allahabad (India) (1947.04.10 – 1964.01.16)
  • Leobard D’Souza (July 1, 1975 – retired January 17, 1998), also Vice-President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (1988 – 1991); previously Titular Bishop of Caput Cilla (1964.11.12 – 1965.12.17) & Coadjutor Bishop of Jabalpur (India) (1964.11.12 – 1965.12.17), succeeding as Bishop of Jabalpur (1965.12.17 – 1975.07.01)
    • Auxiliary Bishop: Sylvester Monteiro (1993.12.06 – 1999.02.09), Titular Bishop of Scampa (1993.12.06 – 1999.02.09); next Bishop of suffragan Roman Catholic Diocese of Aurangabad|Aurangabad]] (India) (1999.02.09 – death 2005.08.14)
  • Abraham Viruthakulangara (January 17, 1998 – April 19, 2018), previously Bishop of Khandwa (India) (1977.03.04 – 1998.01.17).

Coordinates: 21°09′35″N 79°04′54″E / 21.1597°N 79.0818°E / 21.1597; 79.0818


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