Roman Catholic Diocese of Jamshedpur

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Diocese of Jamshedpur Dioecesis Iamshedpurensis
Cathedral of St Joseph-the-Worker
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Ranchi
Metropolitan	Ranchi
Statistics
Area	21,003 km2 (8,109 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 9,202,000 61,616 (0.01%)
Parishes	29
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	2 July 1962
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Joseph-the-Worker, in Jamshedpur
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Telesphore Bilung, S.V.D.
Website
jamshedpurdiocese.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jamshedpur (

• 2 July 1962: Established as Diocese of Jamshedpur from the Archdiocese of Calcutta

Leadership

• Bishops of Jamshedpur (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Telesphore Bilung, S.V.D. (1 November 2021 – present)
  • Bishop Felix Toppo,
    S.J.
    (14 June 1997 – 24 June 2018)
  • Bishop
    Joseph Robert Rodericks
    , S.J. (25 June 1970 – 9 January 1996)
  • Archbishop
    Cardinal
    ) (Apostolic Administrator 29 May 1969 – 25 June 1970)
  • Bishop Lawrence Trevor Picachy, S.J. (later Cardinal) (12 July 1962 – 29 May 1969)

References

External links

• GCatholic.org
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• Catholic Hierarchy
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• Diocese website

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