Roman Catholic Diocese of Jalandhar

Diocese of Jalandhar
Dioecesis Iullundurensis
जालंधर के सूबा
Photo of St. Mary's Cathedral
St. Mary's Cathedral
Location
Country  India
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.

St. Mary's Cathedral

History

Leadership

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

  1. ↑ 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
  2. ↑ "Kerala Police arrested Franco", Asianet News, retrieved 2018-09-21
  3. ↑ "Bishop Franco Mulakkal arrested in Kerala nun rape case". indiatoday. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
  4. ↑ "Catholic bishop in India arrested after being accused of raping nun". CNN. Retrieved 2018-09-26.

Coordinates: 31°17′16″N 75°37′11″E / 31.2879°N 75.6198°E / 31.2879; 75.6198

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