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Suffragan diocese Bagdogra, India

Diocese of Bagdogra

Bagdogran(us)

Latin rite diocese in northern West Bengal, India, erected on 14 June 1997 on territory split off from the Diocese of Darjeeling. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Calcutta, with the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd in Bagdogra as its seat. The see is vacant; Bishop Vincent Aind's tenure ended in December 2023.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, Bagdogra, in Bagdogra, India.

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Established
1997
Catholics
55,543
Priests
81
Territory
8,374 km²

Parishes and churches

19 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Paul Simick
Born
7 August 1963
Birthplace
Gitdubling

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The cathedral

Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, Bagdogra stands in Bagdogra, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

A suffragan Latin diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Calcutta in northeastern India, Bagdogra (Latin: Bagdogran(us)) nonetheless depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. The Cathedral of the Good Shepherd in the city of Bagdogra, West Bengal, serves as its episcopal see.