Roman Catholic Diocese of Allahabad

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Diocese of Allahabad

Dioecesis Allahabadensis

इलाहाबाद के सूबा
Location
CountryIndia
Ecclesiastical province Agra
Headquarters Prayagraj
Statistics
Area45,215 km2 (17,458 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
32,644,000
13,525 (0.0%)
Parishes39
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral St. Joseph's Cathedral
Patron saint Saint Joseph
Current leadership
Pope Francis
BishopMost Rev. Louis Mascarenhas
Metropolitan ArchbishopMar Raphy Manjaly
Vicar General Louis Mascarenhas
Map
Map of Roman Catholic Diocese of Allahabad.png
Website
www.dioceseofallahabad.org

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

Contents

Map of the Diocese of Allahabad Map of Allahabad Diocese.png
Map of the Diocese of Allahabad

History

Leadership

Bishop Louis Mascarenhas (24 August 2023-till now)

Saints and causes for canonisation

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References

  1. "Diocese of Allahabad". Diocese of Allahabad.
  2. "Saints & Blessed – CCBI" . Retrieved 17 October 2019.

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