List of Catholic dioceses in India

The Catholic Church in India has one of the largest number of dioceses in Asia. The bishops of the Latin Church, Syro-Malabar Catholic Church and Syro-Malankara Catholic Church form the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI).[1] This episcopal conference was established in 1944.

By Type

By typology, the dioceses are categorised as :

  • Major archepiscopial sees (Major archdioceses): 2
  • Titular patriarchal see, metropolitan archdiocese: 1
  • Metropolitan archdioceses: 29
  • Archdiocese without suffragans: 1
  • Dioceses: 141
  • Titular episcopal see: 1

By Rite

Out of the 174 dioceses in India,

By Ecclesiastical Provinces

These are organised into 30 provinces comprising 24 Latin, 4 Syro-Malabar and 2 Syro-Malankara provinces.[2]

Latin Catholic Ecclesiastical Provinces

Province of Agra

Province of Bangalore

Province of Bhopal

Province of Bombay

Province of Calcutta

Province of Calicut

Province of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar

Province of Delhi

Province of Gandhinagar

Province of Goa and Daman

Province of Guwahati

Province of Hyderabad

Province of Imphal

Province of Madras and Mylapore

Province of Madurai

Province of Nagpur

Province of Patna

Province of Pondicherry and Cuddalore

Province of Raipur

Province of Ranchi

Province of Shillong

Province of Trivandrum

Province of Verapoly

Province of Visakhapatnam

Syro-Malabar Catholic Ecclesiastical Provinces

The Syro-Malabar Church is governed by the Major Archbishop whose seat is Ernakulam-Angamaly and the synod of all bishops of this sui iuris church, both within and outside of India.

Province of Ernakulam - Angamaly

Province of Changanassery

Province of Tellicherry

Province of Thrissur

Archdiocese of Kottayam

Syro-Malankara Catholic Ecclesiastical Provinces

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

Province of Trivandrum

Province of Tiruvalla

Directly under the Holy See

Titular Episcopal See

  • Titular Episcopal See of Chayal of Syro-Malankara

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The Archbishop of Goa and Daman also carries the title of the Patriarch of the East Indies.

References

  1. ^ "CHURCH IN INDIA". cbci.in. Catholic Bishops' Conference of India.
  2. ^ "DIOCESES OF INDIA". cbci.in. Catholic Bishops' Conference of India.
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