Suffragan diocese Bongaigaon, India
Diocese of Bongaigaon
Bongaigaonen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin rite diocese in Assam, India, erected on 10 May 2000 from the Archdiocese of Guwahati. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Guwahati, with the Christ, Light of the World Cathedral in Bongaigaon as its seat. Its patron is Christ Light of the World.
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- Established
- 2000
- Catholics
- 62,908
- Priests
- 91
- Territory
- 13,630 km²
Parishes and churches
8 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Our Lady of Lourdes Church, BaramaBaramaView parish
- St. Francis de Sales Church, Barpeta RoadBarpeta RoadView parish
- St. Francis of Assisi Church, BahariBahariView parish
- St. Jude Catholic Church, BahalpurBahalpurView parish
- St. Martin De Porres Church, BallamguriBallamguriView parish
- St. Mary Catholic Mission, BaradiBaradiView parish
- St. Thomas Church, BaghaparaBaghaparaView parish
- St. Thomas The Apostle Church, BaganparaBaganparaView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Thomas Pulloppillil
- Born
- 14 July 1954
- Birthplace
- Nadukani
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The cathedral
Christ, Light of the World Cathedral, Bongaigaon stands in Bongaigaon, 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 Guwahati, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bongaigaon (Latin: Bongaigaonen(sis)) has its seat in the city of Bongaigaon.