Roman Catholic Diocese of Allahabad
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Allahabad (Latin: Allahabaden(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Allahabad in the Ecclesiastical province of Agra in India.
Diocese of Allahabad Dioecesis Allahabadensis इलाहाबाद के सूबा | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  |
| Ecclesiastical province | Agra |
| Metropolitan | Agra |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 45,215 km2 (17,458 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 32,644,000 13,525 (0.0%) |
| Parishes | 39 |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | St. Joseph's Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Saint Joseph |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Mar Raphy Manjaly |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Albert D'Souza |
| Vicar General | Louis Mascarenhas |
| Bishops emeritus | Isidore Fernandes Bishop Emeritus (1988-2013) |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
History
- 1845: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Patna from the Apostolic Vicariate of Tibet-Hindustan
- 1 September 1886: Promoted as Diocese of Allahabad
Leadership
- Apostolic Administrator of Allahabad (Latin Rite)
- Bishop Ignatius Menezes (1 February 2013 - 2 December 2013)
- Bishops of Allahabad (Latin Rite)
- Bishop Mar Raphy Manjaly (3 December 2013 – present) - Syro Malabar Catholic Rite
- Bishop Isidore Fernandes (5 May 1988 – Forced to resign - term ended - 31 January 2013)
- Bishop Baptist Mudartha (1 March 1976 – 5 May 1988)
- Bishop Alfred Fernández (25 June 1970 – 15 December 1975)
- Bishop Raymond D’Mello (21 April 1964 – 20 December 1969)
- Bishop Leonard Joseph Raymond (later Archbishop) (10 April 1947 – 16 January 1964)
- Bishop Joseph Angel Poli, O.F.M. Cap. (later Archbishop) (18 December 1917 – 11 July 1946)
- Bishop Pierre-François Gramigna, O.F.M. Cap. (25 August 1904 – 18 December 1917)
- Bishop Victor Gaetano Sinibaldi, O.F.M. Cap. (27 September 1899 – 5 January 1902)
- Bishop Charles Joseph Gentili, O.F.M. Cap. (later Archbishop) (29 March 1897 – 27 August 1898)
- Bishop Francis Pesci, O.F.M. Cap. (1 September 1886 – 9 July 1896)
Saints and causes for canonisation
- Ven. Anastasius Hartmann, Apostolic Vicar of Patna, which was later promoted as the diocese of Allahabad[1]
References
- "Saints & Blessed – CCBI". Retrieved 17 October 2019.
External links
- GCatholic.org [self-published]
- Catholic Hierarchy [self-published]
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