Diocese of Simla and Chandigarh Dioecesis Simlensis et Chandigarhensis शिमला और चंडीगढ़ के सूबा | |
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Location | |
Country | India |
Ecclesiastical province | Delhi |
Metropolitan | Delhi |
Statistics | |
Area | 83,566 km2 (32,265 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 18,670,000 14,780 (0.1%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Michael and St Joseph in Shimla |
Co-cathedral | Christ the King Cathedral in Chandigarh |
Patron saint | St. Joseph and St. Michael |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Ignatius Loyola Mascarenhas |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Anil Joseph Thomas Couto |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
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