Diocese of Darjeeling Dioecesis Darieelingensis दार्जिलिंग के सूबा | |
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Location | |
Country | India Bhutan |
Ecclesiastical province | Calcutta |
Statistics | |
Area | 10,880 km2 (4,200 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 2,331,153 37,320 (2.4%) |
Parishes | 60 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 15 February 1929 (as a Mission Sui Iuris) |
Cathedral | Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Darjeeling |
Secular priests | 147 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Most Rev. Stephen Lepcha |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Thomas D'Souza |
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