Roman Catholic Diocese of Jalandhar
Diocese of Jalandhar Dioecesis Iullundurensis जालंधर के सूबा | |
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St. Mary's Cathedral | |
Location | |
Country |
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Ecclesiastical province | Delhi |
Metropolitan | Delhi |
Statistics | |
Area | 51,120 km2 (19,740 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2011) 48,556,000 137,342 (0.3%) |
Information | |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Cathedral | St. Mary's Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Franco Mulakkal |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Anil Joseph Thomas Couto |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jalandhar / Jullundur (Latin: Iullunduren(sis)) is a Latin Catholic diocese located in the city of Jalandhar in the Ecclesiastical province of Delhi in India.
History
- 17 January 1952: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Jalandhar from the Diocese of Lahore
- 6 December 1971: Promoted as Diocese of Jalandhar
Leadership
- Bishops of Jalandhar (Latin Church)
- Bishop Franco Mulakkal (4 August 2013 - present)
- Bishop Anil Joseph Thomas Couto (16 April 2007 – 30 November 2012)
- Bishop Symphorian Thomas Keeprath, O.F.M. Cap. (18 March 1972 – 24 February 2007)
- Prefects Apostolic of Jalandhar (Latin Church)
- Fr. Alban of Blackburn, O.F.M. Cap. (31 October 1952 – 1971)
Controversies
In 2018 a rape complaint against Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal, the police received a copy of the victim nun's statement, given to Changanasseri, Kerala Judicial First Class Magistrate under Section 164 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC, India).[1].Kerala Police arrested Franco Mulakkal for allegedly raping a nun multiple times between 2014 and 2016[2]. The arrest was made on September 2018 in Kochi, India. He was interrogated by the Kerala Police for three days before arrest.[3]Vijay Sakhare, inspector general of Kerala Police said "After our investigation, we have enough evidence that the bishop, prima facie, has committed the crime."[4]
References
- ↑ New indian express rape news (2018-07-07), Rt. Rev. Dr. Franco Mulakkal, Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Jalandhar, Punjab, India, retrieved 2018-07-07
- ↑ "Kerala Police arrested Franco", Asianet News, retrieved 2018-09-21
- ↑ "Bishop Franco Mulakkal arrested in Kerala nun rape case". indiatoday. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
- ↑ "Catholic bishop in India arrested after being accused of raping nun". CNN. Retrieved 2018-09-26.