Roman Catholic Diocese of Allahabad

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Diocese of Allahabad Dioecesis Allahabadensis इलाहाबाद के सूबा
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Agra
Metropolitan	Agra
Statistics
Area	45,215 km2 (17,458 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(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	Vacant
Metropolitan Archbishop	Mar Raphy Manjaly
Vicar General
Bishops emeritus	Isidore Fernandes Bishop Emeritus (1988-2013)
Map
Website
www.dioceseofallahabad.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Allahabad (Latin: Allahabaden(sis)) is a diocese with its see located in the city of Allahabad in the Ecclesiastical province of Agra in India. Diocese of Allahabad is spread over 13 districts of Uttar Pradesh. These are Prayagraj, Ambedkarnagar, Amethi, Faizabad, Fatehpur, Kanpur City, Kanpur Dehat, Kaushambi, Mirzapur, Pratapgarh, Rae Bareli, Sonbhadra and Sultanpur.^[1]

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)
  • (1 February 2013 - 2 December 2013)
• Bishops of Allahabad (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Mar Raphy Manjaly (3 December 2013 – 11 November 2020) - 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 (25 June 1970 – 15 December 1975)
  • Bishop (21 April 1964 – 20 December 1969)
  • Bishop (later Archbishop) (10 April 1947 – 16 January 1964)
  • Bishop , O.F.M. Cap. (later Archbishop) (18 December 1917 – 11 July 1946)
  • Bishop , O.F.M. Cap. (25 August 1904 – 18 December 1917)
  • Bishop , O.F.M. Cap. (27 September 1899 – 5 January 1902)
  • Bishop , O.F.M. Cap. (later Archbishop) (29 March 1897 – 27 August 1898)
  • Bishop , 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^[2]

References[]

External links[]

• GCatholic.org ^{[self-published]}
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}

Coordinates: 25°27′28″N 81°50′41″E / 25.4577°N 81.8447°E / 25.4577; 81.8447

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