Roman Catholic Diocese of Krishnagar

Diocese of Krishnagar Dioecesis Krishnagarensis কৃশনগর এর বিশপের এলাকা
Front view of the Diocese
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Calcutta
Metropolitan	Calcutta
Statistics
Area	8,640 km2 (3,340 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 10,561,058 61,158 (0.6%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Holy Redeemer in Krishnanagar, Nadia
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop elect	Nirmol Vincent Gomes
Metropolitan Archbishop	Thomas D’Souza
Bishops emeritus	Joseph Suren Gomes

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Krishnagar (

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Leadership

Superiors

• Fr. Albino Parietti,
  P.I.M.E.
  (1855 - 30 November 1864)
• Fr. Luigi Limana,
  P.I.M.E.
  (1864 - 17 March 1870)

Apostolic prefects

• Fr. Antonio Marietti,
  P.I.M.E.
  (August 1870 - 1878)
• Fr.
  P.I.M.E.
  (April 1879 - 25 November 1886)

Bishops of Krishnagar

• Bishop Francesco Pozzi, P.I.M.E. (25 November 1886 – 22 October 1905)
• Bishop
  P.I.M.E.
  (23 August 1906 – 1927)
• Bishop Stephen Ferrando, S.D.B. (later Archbishop) (9 July 1934 – 26 November 1935)
• Bishop Louis La Ravoire Morrow, S.D.B. (25 May 1939 – 31 October 1969)
• Bishop Matthew Baroi, S.D.B. (17 September 1973 – 4 April 1983)
  • Apostolic Administrator 1970 – 17 September 1973
• Bishop Lucas Sirkar (later Archbishop) (22 June 1984 – 14 April 2000)
• Bishop Joseph Suren Gomes, S.D.B. (17 April 2002 – 17 April 2019)

Saints and causes for canonisation

• Ven. Francesco Convertini^[3]

References

External links

• GCatholic.org
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• Catholic Hierarchy
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