List of Catholic dioceses in India
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The Catholic Church in India has one of the largest number of dioceses in Asia. The bishops of the Latin Church, Syro-Malabar Church and Syro-Malankara Catholic Church form the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI). This episcopal conference was established in 1944.
By Type
By typology, the dioceses are categorised as :
Major archepiscopial sees (Major archdioceses): 2
Titular patriarchal see, metropolitan archdiocese: 1
Metropolitan archdioceses: 31
Archdiocese without suffragans: 1
Dioceses: 139
Titular episcopal see: 1
By Rite
Out of the 174 dioceses in India,
Latin has 132 dioceses.
Syro-Malabar has 31 dioceses and
Syro-Malankara has 11 dioceses.
By Ecclesiastical Provinces
These are organised into 34 provinces comprising 24 Latin, 8 Syro-Malabar and 2 Syro-Malankara provinces.
Latin Catholic Ecclesiastical Provinces
Province of Agra
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Agra
Diocese of Ajmer
Diocese of Allahabad
Diocese of Bareilly
Diocese of Jaipur
Diocese of Jhansi
Diocese of Lucknow
Diocese of Meerut
Diocese of Udaipur
Diocese of Varanasi
Province of Bangalore
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bangalore
Diocese of Belgaum
Diocese of Bellary
Diocese of Chikmagalur
Diocese of Gulbarga
Diocese of Karwar
Diocese of Mangalore
Diocese of Mysore
Diocese of Shimoga
Diocese of Udupi
Province of Bhopal
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bhopal
Diocese of Gwalior
Diocese of Indore
Diocese of Jabalpur
Diocese of Jhabua
Diocese of Khandwa
Province of Bombay
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bombay
Diocese of Poona
Diocese of Vasai
Diocese of Nashik
Province of Calcutta
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Calcutta
Diocese of Asansol
Diocese of Bagdogra
Diocese of Baruipur
Diocese of Darjeeling
Diocese of Jalpaiguri
Diocese of Krishnagar
Diocese of Raiganj
Province of Calicut
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Calicut
Diocese of Kannur
Diocese of Sultanpet
Province of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
Diocese of Balasore
Diocese of Berhampur
Diocese of Rayagada
Diocese of Rourkela
Diocese of Sambalpur
Province of Delhi
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Delhi
Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar
Diocese of Jalandhar
Diocese of Simla and Chandigarh
Province of Gandhinagar
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gandhinagar
Diocese of Ahmedabad
Diocese of Baroda
Province of Goa and Daman
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goa and Daman
Diocese of Sindhudurg
Province of Guwahati
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guwahati
Diocese of Bongaigaon
Diocese of Dibrugarh
Diocese of Diphu
Diocese of Itanagar
Diocese of Miao
Diocese of Tezpur
Province of Hyderabad
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hyderabad
Diocese of Cuddapah
Diocese of Khammam
Diocese of Kurnool
Diocese of Nalgonda
Diocese of Warangal
Province of Imphal
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Imphal
Diocese of Kohima
Province of Madras and Mylapore
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore
Diocese of Chingleput
Diocese of Coimbatore
Diocese of Ootacamund
Diocese of Vellore
Province of Madurai
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madurai
Diocese of Dindigul
Diocese of Kottar
Diocese of Kuzhithurai
Diocese of Palayamkottai
Diocese of Sivagangai
Diocese of Tiruchirapalli
Diocese of Tuticorin
Province of Nagpur
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nagpur
Diocese of Amravati
Diocese of Aurangabad
Province of Patna
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Patna
Diocese of Bettiah
Diocese of Bhagalpur
Diocese of Buxar
Diocese of Muzaffarpur
Diocese of Purnea
Province of Pondicherry and Cuddalore
Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore
Diocese of Dharmapuri
Diocese of Kumbakonam
Diocese of Salem
Diocese of Tanjore
Province of Raipur
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Raipur
Diocese of Ambikapur
Diocese of Jashpur
Diocese of Raigarh
Province of Ranchi
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ranchi
Diocese of Daltonganj
Diocese of Dumka
Diocese of Gumla
Diocese of Hazaribag
Diocese of Jamshedpur
Diocese of Khunti
Diocese of Port Blair
Diocese of Simdega
Province of Shillong
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Shillong
Diocese of Agartala
Diocese of Aizawl
Diocese of Jowai
Diocese of Nongstoin
Diocese of Tura
Province of Trivandrum
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Trivandrum
Diocese of Alleppey
Diocese of Neyyattinkara
Diocese of Punalur
Diocese of Quilon
Province of Verapoly
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Verapoly
Diocese of Cochin
Diocese of Kottapuram
Diocese of Vijayapuram
Province of Visakhapatnam
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam
Diocese of Eluru
Diocese of Guntur
Diocese of Nellore
Diocese of Srikakulam
Diocese of Vijayawada
Syro-Malabar Catholic Ecclesiastical Provinces
The Syro-Malabar Church is governed by the Major Archbishop whose seat is Ernakulam-Angamaly and the synod of all bishops of this sui iuris church, both within and outside of India.
Province of Ernakulam - Angamaly
Syro-Malabar Catholic Major Archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly
Syro Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Idukki
Syro Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Kothamangalam
Province of Changanassery
Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Changanassery
Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Kanjirappally
Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Palai
Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Thuckalay
Province of Faridabad
Syro Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Faridabad
Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Bijnor
Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Gorakhpur
Province of Kalyan
Syro Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Kalyan
Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Chanda
Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Rajkot
Province of Shamshabad
Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Shamshabad
Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Adilabad
Province of Tellicherry
Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Tellicherry
Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Belthangady
Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Bhadravathi
Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Mananthavady
Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Thamarassery
Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Mandya
Province of Thrissur
Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Thrissur
Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Hosur
Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Ramanathapuram
Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Irinjalakuda
Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Palghat
Province of Ujjain
Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Ujjain
Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Jagdalpur
Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Sagar
Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Satna
Archdiocese of Kottayam
Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Kottayam
Syro-Malankara Catholic Ecclesiastical Provinces
The Syro-Malankara Catholic Church is also a major archiepiscopal sui iuris Church. It is governed by the Major Archbishop whose seat is Trivandrum and its synod of bishops.
Province of Trivandrum
Syro-Malankara Catholic Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum
Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of St.
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