List of Roman Catholic dioceses in India

Roman Catholic Church in India covers include 31 provinciates, which are organised into 23 Roman Catholic, 6 Syro-Malabar and 2 Syro-Malankara provinces. [ [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/country/din2.html Current Dioceses in India] on Catholic Herarchy website.]

The bishops of the Latin Church form the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India, which has its own president, vice presidents, and secretary independent of those elected to the CBCI. This episcopal conference was established by Pope John Paul II in 1987.

List of dioceses in India

Episcopal Conference of India

Ecclesiastical Province of Agra

*Archdiocese of Agra
** Diocese of Ajmer
** Diocese of Allahabad
** Diocese of Bareilly
** Diocese of Bijnor
** Diocese of Gorakhpur
** Diocese of Jaipur
** Diocese of Jhansi
** Diocese of Lucknow
** Diocese of Meerut
** Diocese of Udaipur
** Diocese of Varanasi

Metropolitan: Albert D'Souza

Ecclesiastical Province of Bangalore

*Archdiocese of Bangalore
** Diocese of Belgaum
** Diocese of Bellary
** Diocese of Chikmagalur
** Diocese of Gulbarga
** Diocese of Karwar
** Diocese of Mangalore
** Diocese of Mysore
** Diocese of Shimoga

Metropolitan: Archbishop Bernard Moras

Ecclesiastical Province of Bhopal

*Archdiocese of Bhopal
** Diocese of Gwalior
** Diocese of Indore
** Diocese of Jabalpur
** Diocese of Jhabua
** Diocese of Khandwa,
** Diocese of Sagar
** Diocese of Satna
** Diocese of Ujjain

Metropolitan: Archbishop Pascal Topno, SJ

Ecclesiastical Province of Bombay

*Archdiocese of Bombay
** Diocese of Kalyan
** Diocese of Nashik
** Diocese of Poona
** Diocese of Sindhudurg
** Diocese of Vasai

Metropolitan: Archbishop Oswald Gracias

Ecclesiastical Province of Calcutta

*Archdiocese of Calcutta
** Diocese of Asansol
** Diocese of Bagdogra
** Diocese of Baruipur
** Diocese of Darjeeling
** Diocese of Jalpaiguri
** Diocese of Krishnagar
** Diocese of Raiganj

Metropolitan: Archbishop Lucas Sirkar, SDB

Ecclesiastical Province of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar

*Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
** Diocese of Balasore
** Diocese of Berhampur
** Diocese of Rourkela
** Diocese of Sambalpur

Ecclesiastical Province of Delhi

*Archdiocese of Delhi
** Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar
** Diocese of Jullundur
** Diocese of Simla and Chandigarh

Metropolitan: Archbishop Vincent Michael Concessao

Ecclesiastical Province of Gandhinagar

*Archdiocese of Gandhinagar
** Diocese of Ahmedabad
** Diocese of Baroda
** Diocese of Rajkot

Metropolitan: Archbishop Stanislaus Fernandes

Ecclesiastical Province of Goa e Damão

*Archdiocese of Goa e Damão
** Diocese of Sindhudurg

Ecclesiastical Province of Guwahati

*Archdiocese of Guwahati
** Diocese of Bongaigaon
** Diocese of Dibrugarh
** Diocese of Diphu
** Diocese of Itanagar
** Diocese of Miao
** Diocese of Tezpur

Ecclesiastical Province of Hyderabad

*Archdiocese of Hyderabad
** Diocese of Adilabad
** Diocese of Cuddapah
** Diocese of Khammam
** Diocese of Kurnool
** Diocese of Nalgonda
** Diocese of Warangal

Ecclesiastical Province of Imphal

*Archdiocese of Imphal
** Diocese of Kohima

Metropolitan: Archbishop Joseph Mittathany

Ecclesiastical Province of Madras and Mylapore

*Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore
** Diocese of Chingleput
** Diocese of Coimbatore
** Diocese of Ootacamund
** Diocese of Vellore

Metropolitan: Archbishop Malayappan Chinnappa, SDB

Ecclesiastical Province of Madurai

*Archdiocese of Madurai
** Diocese of Dindigul
** Diocese of Kottar
** Diocese of Palayamkottai
** Diocese of Sivagangai
** Diocese of Tiruchirapalli
** Diocese of Tuticorin

Ecclesiastical Province of Nagpur

*Archdiocese of Nagpur
** Diocese of Amravati
** Diocese of Aurangabad
** Diocese of Chanda

Ecclesiastical Province of Patna

*Archdiocese of Patna
** Diocese of Bettiah
** Diocese of Bhagalpur
** Diocese of Buxar
** Diocese of Muzaffarpur
** Diocese of Purnea

Metropolitan: Archbishop Benedict John Osta, SJ

Ecclesiastical Province of Pondicherry and Cuddalore

*Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore
**Diocese of Dharmapuri
**Diocese of Kumbakonam
**Diocese of Salem
**Diocese of Tanjore

Metropolitan: Archbishop Anthony Anandarayor

Ecclesiastical Province of Raipur

*Archdiocese of Raipur
** Diocese of Ambikapur
** Diocese of Jagdalpur
** Diocese of Jashpur
** Diocese of Raigarh

Metropolitan: Archbishop Joseph Augustine Charanakunnel

Ecclesiastical Province of Ranchi

*Archdiocese of Ranchi
** Diocese of Daltonganj
** Diocese of Dumka
** Diocese of Gumla
** Diocese of Hazaribag
** Diocese of Jamshedpur
** Diocese of Khunti
** Diocese of Port Blair
** Diocese of Simdega

Metropolitan: Cardinal Telesphore Placidus Cardinal Toppo, President of the CBCI

Ecclesiastical Province of Shillong

*Archdiocese of Shillong
** Diocese of Agartala
** Diocese of Aizawl
** Diocese of Jowai
** Diocese of Nongstoin
** Diocese of Tura

Metropolitan: Archbishop Dominic Jala, SDB

Ecclesiastical Province of Thiruvananthapuram

*Archdiocese of Thiruvananthapuram
** Diocese of Alleppey
** Diocese of Neyyattinkara
** Diocese of Punalur
** Diocese of Quilon

Metropolitan: Archbishop Calist Soosa Pakiam

Ecclesiastical Province of Verapoly

*Archdiocese or Verapoly
** Diocese of Calicut
** Diocese of Cochin
** Diocese of Kannur
** Diocese of Kottapuram
** Diocese of Vijayapuram

Metropolitan: Archbishop Daniel Acharuparambil, OCD

Ecclesiastical Province of Visakhapatnam

*Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam
** Diocese of Eluru
** Diocese of Guntur
** Diocese of Nellore
** Diocese of Srikakulam
** Diocese of Vijayawada

Metropolitan: Archbishop Kagithapu Mariadas, MSFS

yro-Malabar Ecclesiastical Provinces

The Syro-Malabar Church is governed by the Major Archbishop of Erankulam-Angamaly and the synod of all bishops of the "sui iuris" Church, both within and outside of India.

Province of Eranakulam - Angamaly

*Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Eranakulam-Angamaly
*Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Idukki
*Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Kothamangalam

Province of Changanassery

*Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Changanassery
*Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Kanjirappally
*Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Palai
*Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Thuckalay

Province of Tellicherry

*Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Tellicherry
*Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Belthangady
*Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Mananthavady
*Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Thamarassery

Province of Thrissur

*Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur
*Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Irinjalakuda
*Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Palghat

Province of Kottayam

*Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Kottayam

yro-Malabar Mission Dioceses Outside of Kerala

*Syro-Malabar Diocese of Adilabad (Suffragan of the Archdiocese of Hyderabad)
*Syro-Malabar Diocese of Bijnor (Suffragan of the Archdiocese of Agra)
*Syro-Malabar Eparchy of Chanda (Suffragan of the Archdiocese of Nagpur)
*Syro-Malabar Diocese of Gorakhpur (Suffragan of the Archdiocese of Agra)
*Syro-Malabar Diocese of Jagadalpur (Suffragan of the Archdiocese of Raipur)
*Syro-Malabar Diocese of Kalyan (Suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bombay)
*Syro-Malabar Diocese of Rajkot (Suffragan of the Archdiocese of Gandhinagar)
*Syro-Malabar Diocese of Sagar (Suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bhopal)
*Syro-Malabar Diocese of Satna (Suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bhopal)
*Syro-Malabar Diocese of Ujjain (Suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bhopal)

yro-Malankara Ecclesiastical Provinces

The Syro-Malankara Catholic Church is also a major archiepiscopal "sui iuris" Church. It is governed by the Major Archbishop of Trivandrum and its synod of bishops.

Malankara Province of Trivandrum

*Syro-Malankara Archdiocese of Trivandrum
*Syro-Malankara Diocese of Marthandom
*Syro-Malankara Eparchy of Mavelikara

Metropolitan: Moran Mor Baselios Cleemis Catholicos, Major Archbishop

Province of Tiruvalla

*Syro-Malankara Archdiocese of Tiruvalla
*Syro-Malankara Diocese of Bathery
*Syro-Malankara Eparchy of Muvattupuzha

Metropolitan: His Grace Most Rev. Archbishop Thomas Mar Koorilos

ee also

*Roman Catholicism in India
*Christianity in India

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