Diocese of Sambalpur

Dioecesis Sambalpurensis
Location
CountryIndia
Ecclesiastical provinceCuttack–Bhubaneswar
Statistics
Area37,299 km2 (14,401 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
7,548,100
40,256 (0.5%)
Information
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralCathedral of St Joseph the Worker in Sambalpur
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopNiranjan Sual Singh
Bishops emeritusLucas Kerketta Bishop Emeritus (1987-2013)

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sambalpur (Latin: Sambalpuren(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Sambalpur in the Ecclesiastical province of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar in India.

History

Leadership

  • Bishops of Sambalpur (Latin Church)
    • Hermann Westermann (14 June 1951 – 28 February 1974)
    • Raphael Cheenath (later Archbishop) (28 February 1974 – 1 July 1985)
    • Lucas Kerketta (17 November 1986 – 26 July 2013)
    • Niranjan Sual Singh (28 September 2013 – present)

References

    21°28′26″N 83°59′13″E / 21.4738°N 83.9869°E / 21.4738; 83.9869



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