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Diocese of Daltonganj Dioecesis Daltonganiensis | |
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Location | |
Country | India |
Ecclesiastical province | Ranchi |
Metropolitan | Ranchi |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,750 km2 (1,060 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2022) 3,358,000 69,200 (2.1%) |
Parishes | 23 |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 5 June 1971 |
Cathedral | Shanti ki Maharani church, Medininagar |
Patron saint | Shanti Ki Maharani |
Secular priests | 43 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Theodore Mascarenhas |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Vincent Aind |
Bishops emeritus | Gabriel Kujur |
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