Roman Catholic diocese in Bihar & Jharkhand, India
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Diocese of Bhagalpur
Dioecesis Bhagalpurensis
catholic
This was the first building where the Christian Settlement at Bhagalpur Diocese began
Location
Country
India
Ecclesiastical province
Patna
Metropolitan
Patna
Statistics
Area
17,766 km2 (6,859 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics
(as of 2012) 9,446,000 78,359 (0.8%)
Parishes
140[1]
Schools
70
Information
Rite
Latin Rite
Cathedral
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Bhagalpur
Current leadership
Pope
Francis
Bishop
Kurian (Ciriaco) Valiakandathil
Metropolitan Archbishop
William D'Souza
Website
http://www.dioceseofbhagalpur.org/
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bhagalpur (Latin: Bhagalpuren(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Bhagalpur in the ecclesiastical province of Patna in India.
^"Diocese of Bhagalpur | Diocesan Directory | UCAN India". Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
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