Suffragan diocese Asansol, India
Diocese of Asansol
Asansolen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin rite diocese in West Bengal, India, created by Pope John Paul II on 24 October 1997 by bifurcation of the Archdiocese of Calcutta, coming into existence on 12 March 1998. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Calcutta, with the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Asansol as its seat. The see is vacant following the end of Bishop Elias Frank's tenure in June 2025.
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- Established
- 1997
- Catholics
- 29,345
- Priests
- 69
- Territory
- 12,500 km²
Parishes and churches
36 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL, ASANSOLAsansol · CathedralView parish
- ASHA NIKETAN, TALBONATown not recordedView parish
- HOLY FAMILY CHURCH, NUTATown not recordedView parish
- INFANT JESUS CHURCH,BOLPURTown not recordedView parish
- JISU SADAN, DHITPURTown not recordedView parish
- KRISTO JYOTHI ASHARAM, KURMUNTown not recordedView parish
- LOYOLA JAYANTHI VIDYAPITH, BANKURABankuraView parish
- MANGAL DEEP ASHRAM,JHANTIPAHARIBankuraView parish
- MOTHER TERESA COMMUNITY CENTER, KATWATown not recordedView parish
- NIRMAL HRIDAY CHURCH, AHMADPURTown not recordedView parish
- OUR LADY OF KALIPATHAR, SHANTINAGARTown not recordedView parish
- OUR LADY OF LOURDES MISSION, SALTORABankuraView parish
- Our Lady of Vailankanni Church, JYOTINAGARAsansolView parish
- QUEEN OF PEACE CHURCH, RANIGANJRaniganjView parish
- ROSA MYSTICA MISSION, JAMURIAJamuriaView parish
- SACRED HEART CHURCH, BURDWANTown not recordedView parish
- SACRED HEART CHURCH, JOYPURTown not recordedView parish
- SHANTI SADAN, MIRGABankuraView parish
- ST. ANTHONY’S CHURCH, BURNPURBurnpurView parish
- ST. CLARET CHURCH, SAHANAGARTown not recordedView parish
- St. Claret Mission - MosagramTown not recordedView parish
- St. Francis De Sales Church - PanagarhTown not recordedView parish
- ST. FRANCIS DE SALES CHURCH, GALSITown not recordedView parish
- ST. FRANCIS XAVIER’S CHURCH, ANDALAndalView parish
- ST. JOHN’S CHURCH, CHELIDANGAAsansolView parish
- St. Joseph's Church, Chenna-BeldangaTown not recordedView parish
- ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH, LAGHATATown not recordedView parish
- ST. JOSEPH’S CHURCH, CHITTARANJANChittaranjanView parish
- ST. JOSEPH’S CHURCH, GORDANMARITown not recordedView parish
- ST. MARTIN’S CHURCH, SAHEBDANGATown not recordedView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
No bishop is recorded for this diocese. See the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Asansol stands in Asansol, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Within India's ecclesiastical province of Calcutta, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Asansol (Latin: Asansolen(sis)) has its seat in the city of Asansol.
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