Diocese of Port Blair Dioecesis Portus Blairensis | |
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Location | |
Country | India |
Ecclesiastical province | Ranchi |
Metropolitan | Ranchi |
Statistics | |
Area | 8,249 km2 (3,185 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2017) 471,430 39,935 (8.5%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Stella Maris Cathedral in Port Blair |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop elect | Visuvasam Selvaraj |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Felix Toppo |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
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Coordinates: 11°40′02″N92°43′53″E / 11.6671°N 92.7314°E