Roman Catholic Diocese of Sambalpur
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Sambalpur
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Sambalpur
latin= Dioecesis Sambalpurensis
country= India| metropolitan=Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = St. Joseph the Worker Cathedral
cocathedral =
area= 37,299
population= 7,139,384
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 34,624
catholics_percent= 0.5
bishop= Lucas Kerketta, S.V.D.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sambalpur (Latin: " Sambalpuren(sis)") is a diocese located in the city of Sambalpur in the Ecclesiastical province of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar in India.
History
* June 14, 1951: Established as Diocese of Sambalpur from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Calcutta, Diocese of Nagpur and Diocese of Ranchi
Leadership
* Bishops of Sambalpur (Roman rite)
** Bishop Lucas Kerketta, S.V.D. (November 17, 1986 – present)
** Bishop Raphael Cheenath, S.V.D. (later Archbishop) (February 28, 1974 – July 1, 1985)
** Bishop Hermann Westermann, S.V.D. (June 14, 1951 – February 28, 1974)
References
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/samb0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsmbl.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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