Roman Catholic Diocese of Jabalpur

Diocese of Jabalpur Dioecesis Iabalpurensis
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Bhopal
Metropolitan	Bhopal
Statistics
Area	52,980 km2 (20,460 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2006) 9,032,285 28,787 (0.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul in Jabalpur
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Valan Arasu
Metropolitan Archbishop	Arockia Sebastian Durairaj
Bishops emeritus	Gerald Almeida

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jabalpur (Latin: Iabalpuren(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Jabalpur in the ecclesiastical province of Bhopal in India.

History

• 18 July 1932: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Jubbulpore from the Diocese of Allahabad and Diocese of Nagpur
• 21 October 1950: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Jabalpur
• 5 July 1954: Promoted as Diocese of Jabalpur

Leadership

• Bishops of Jabalpur (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Valan Arasu (13 January 2024 -)
  • Bishop Gerald Almeida (16 May 2001 – 13 January 2024)
  • Bishop Théophane Matthew Thannickunnel, O. Praem. (1 March 1976 – 16 May 2001)
  • Bishop Leobard D’Souza (later Archbishop) (17 December 1965 – 1 July 1975)
  • Bishop Conrad Dubbelman, O. Praem. (5 July 1954 – 17 December 1965)
• Prefects Apostolic of Jabalpur (Roman Rite)
  • Fr. Conrad Dubbelman, O. Praem. (later Bishop) (29 May 1933 – 5 July 1954)

Bishop Theophane O.Praem was the principal of St. Aloysius Senior Secondary School, Jabalpur.

Canonical status and jurisdiction

Roman Catholic Diocese of Jabalpur is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.

External links

• GCatholic.org ^{[self-published]}
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}

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