Roman Catholic Diocese of Miao

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Diocese of Miao

Dioecesis Miaoensis

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Location
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Ecclesiastical province Guwahati
Metropolitan Guwahati
Statistics
Area43,955 km2 (16,971 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2020)
508,000
98,600 (19.40%)
Parishes30
Information
Denomination Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established7 December 2005
CathedralCathedral of Christ the Light in Miao
Patron saintChrist the Light
Current leadership
Pope Francis
BishopGeorge Palliparampil
Metropolitan ArchbishopJohn Moolachira
Website
miaodiocese.com

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Miao (Latin : Dioecesis Miaoensis) is a diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Guwahati. It is located in Miao in India.

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It was created on 7 December 2005, by splitting it from the Diocese of Dibrugarh. Its first bishop is George Palliparampil. The Christ the Light Shrine in Miao is the cathedral of the diocese. The cathedral was built and blessed in 2011.[ citation needed ]

The diocese covers 8 districts of the state of Arunachal Pradesh - Tirap, Changlang, Lohit, Longding, Anjaw, Namsai, Dibang Valley and Lower Dibang Valley Districts. Neighboring dioceses are Itanagar and Dibrugarh to the west. To the north and northeast is China, to the south and southeast Myanmar.[ citation needed ]

The diocese covers an area of 31,445 km2. As of 2005, 59,030 of the 420,000 people in the area are members of the Catholic Church. The diocese is subdivided into 31 parishes.[ citation needed ]

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