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Suffragan diocese Bareilly, India

Diocese of Bareilly

Bareillen(sis)

Latin rite diocese in Uttar Pradesh, India, erected on 19 January 1989 from the Diocese of Lucknow. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Agra, with the Cathedral of St. Alphonsus de Liguori in Bareilly as its seat. Its patron is Our Lady of Nativity.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of St. Alphonsus de Liguori, Bareilly, in Bareilly, India.

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Established
1989
Catholics
6,985
Priests
91
Territory
32,229 km²

Parishes and churches

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

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Ignatius D'Souza
Born
4 August 1964
Birthplace
Basrikatte

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The cathedral

Cathedral of St. Alphonsus de Liguori, Bareilly stands in Bareilly, 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

Seated in the city of Bareilly, this Roman Catholic diocese (Latin: Bareillen(sis)) belongs to India's ecclesiastical province of Agra.