Charles Soreng, born the 18 August 1934 in Jharkhand (India) and died the 11 January 2019 in Ranchi (India) was a Jesuit Indian priest, educationist and director of the Ranchi seminary. Appointed bishop of Daltonganj in 1989 he was transferred to the new diocese of Hazaribag in 1995.
Soreng was born in India and was ordained to the Catholic priesthood in 1969. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Daltonganj, India from 1989 to 1995 and as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hazaribag, India, from 1995 to 2012. [1]
Telesphore Placidus Toppo is an Indian cardinal and was the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ranchi from 1984 until his resignation was accepted on 24 June 2018.
The Ranchi Catholic Archdiocese comprises the districts of Ranchi and Lohardaga of Jharkhand state, India. It was established by a decree of the Holy See dated 25 May 1927, when it was separated from the Calcutta Archdiocese to form a new Diocese, with its episcopal seat at Ranchi. In 1953 it was elevated to the status of an archdiocese. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ranchi declares that it "subscribes to ahimsa and satyagraha".
The Diocese of Buxar in India was created on December 12, 2005. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Patna. Its first bishop was William D'Souza. He was named archbishop of Archdiocese of Patna on October 1, 2007. The see was vacant till April 7, 2009, when Sebastian Kallupura was appointed. The parish church "Mary Mother of Perpetual Help" in Buxar is the cathedral for the diocese.
Walter Allison Hurley is a Canadian-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
David Bernard Thompson was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Charleston, South Carolina from 1990 to 1999.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Daltonganj is a diocese located in the city of Daltonganj in the Ecclesiastical province of Ranchi in India.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dumka is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Ranchi in India's Jharkhand state.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gumla is a diocese located in the city of Gumla in the Ecclesiastical province of Ranchi in India.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hazaribag is a diocese located in the city of Hazaribag in the Ecclesiastical province of Ranchi in India.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Khunti is a diocese located in the city of Khunti in the Ecclesiastical province of Ranchi in India.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Port Blair is a diocese located in the city of Port Blair in the Ecclesiastical province of Ranchi in India.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Simdega is a diocese located in the city of Simdega in the Ecclesiastical province of Ranchi in India.
The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India or CCBI, is the national episcopal conference of the bishops of the Latin rite of the Catholic Church in India, functioning in accordance with canon 447. There are 132 Latin Catholic dioceses in the country, and 190 active and retired bishops are the members of the CCBI. This is the largest bishops' conference in Asia and the fourth largest in the world. The CCBI is a member of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences.
Medininagar, formerly Daltonganj, is a city municipal corporation in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is the headquarters of Palamu division and Palamu district, as well as the subdivision and block of the same name. The city is situated on the banks of the North Koel River.
John Thomas Folda is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Fargo in North Dakota since 2013.
The Infant Jesus Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church established by Portuguese during 1614, situated at Tangasseri in the city of Quilon (Kollam), India. It is now the cathedral i.e the Seat of the Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Quilon, the ancient and first catholic diocese of India. The Church remains as a memento of the Portuguese rule of old Quilon city.
Bishop Aleixo das Neves Dias, S.F.X. is a prelate of the Catholic Church who was Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Port Blair, India, from 1985 to 2019.
Bishop Shyamal Bose is the current serving bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baruipur, India.