Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaipur

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Diocese of Jaipur

Dioecesis Iaipurensis

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Jaipur - Cathedrale Notre-Dame de l'Annonciation - 2.jpg
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Annunciation in Jaipur
Location
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Ecclesiastical province Agra
Metropolitan Agra
Statistics
Area129,060 km2 (49,830 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
25,828,271
4,096 (0.0%)
Information
Denomination Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established20 July 2005
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Annunciation in Jaipur
Patron saint Our Lady of the Annunciation
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Joseph Kallarackal
Metropolitan Archbishop Raphy Manjaly
Bishops emeritus Oswald Lewis

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaipur (Dioecesis Iaipurensis) in India was created on 20 July 2005, when the Diocese of Ajmer and Jaipur was split. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Agra. The parish church Our Lady of the Annunciation at Malviya Nagar is now the cathedral for the diocese.

Contents

The diocese covers 21 districts of the state of Rajasthan. Neighboring dioceses are the Diocese of Ajmer to the south, the Archdiocese of Delhi, the Diocese of Jalandhar and the Diocese of Simla-Chandigarh to the north, the Archdiocese of Agra and the Diocese of Gwalior to the east and Pakistan to the west.

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References

  1. "Rinunce e Nomine, 20.07.2005" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Resignations and Appointments, 22.04.2023" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.

Coordinates: 26°51′31″N75°48′52″E / 26.8587°N 75.8145°E / 26.8587; 75.8145