Diocese of Muzaffarpur Dioecesis Muzaffarpurensis | |
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Location | |
Country | India |
Ecclesiastical province | Patna |
Statistics | |
Area | 27,120 km2 (10,470 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 29,436,742 4,638 (0.0%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 6 March 1980 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Francis Assisi in Muzaffarpur |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Cajetan Francis Osta |
Metropolitan Archbishop | William D'Souza |
Map | |
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