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Diocese of Aizawl Dioecesis Aizavlensis | |
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Location | |
Country | India |
Ecclesiastical province | Shillong |
Metropolitan | Shillong |
Statistics | |
Area | 28,002 km2 (10,812 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 5,072,598 41,067 (0.8%) |
Parishes | 32 |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 11 January 1996 |
Cathedral | Christ the King Cathedral in Aizawl |
Patron saint | St. Joseph |
Secular priests | 80 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Stephen Rotluanga, C.S.C. |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Victor Lyngdoh |
Vicar General | Fr. K. M. Arulappan |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese [usurped] |
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