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Suffragan diocese Indore, India

Diocese of Indore

Indoren(sis)

Latin-rite diocese in Madhya Pradesh, India, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bhopal. Erected as a diocese on 15 May 1952, elevated from the Apostolic Prefecture of Indore (1935). Its seat is the Cathedral of St Francis of Assisi in Indore.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of St Francis of Assisi, Indore, in Indore, India.

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Established
1952
Catholics
35,674
Priests
123
Territory
19,073 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Thomas Mathew Kuttimackal
Born
25 February 1962
Birthplace
Kalloorkad

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The cathedral

Cathedral of St Francis of Assisi, Indore stands in Indore, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Founded in 1952, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Indore is based in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India, and spreads over 3 civil districts of western Madhya Pradesh, an area of 19,073 km². Chacko Thottumarickal, S.V.D., born 7 January 1949 and appointed on 27 March 2002, is the bishop of the diocese.