Roman Catholic Diocese of Ambikapur

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Diocese of Ambikapur

Dioecesis Ambikapurensis

अंबिकापुर के सूबा
Location
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Ecclesiastical province Raipur
Metropolitan Raipur
Statistics
Area22,337 km2 (8,624 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2015)
2,870,000
97,369 (3.4%)
Parishes57
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established10 November 1977
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Mother of God in Ambikapur
Patron saintImmaculate Mother of God
Secular priests 112
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Antonis Bara
Metropolitan ArchbishopVictor Henry Thakur

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ambikapur (Latin : Ambikapuren(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Ambikapur in the ecclesiastical province of Raipur in India.

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