Suffragan diocese Jalpaiguri, India
Diocese of Jalpaiguri
Ialpaigurien(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese in northern West Bengal, India, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Calcutta. Established 17 January 1952 from the Diocese of Dinajpur. Its seat is Christ the Redeemer Cathedral in Jalpaiguri.
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- Established
- 1952
- Catholics
- 141,758
- Priests
- 109
- Territory
- 9,614 km²
Parishes and churches
1 listed church 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
- Fabian Toppo
- Born
- 7 November 1961
- Birthplace
- Garla
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The cathedral
Christ the Redeemer Cathedral, Jalpaiguri stands in Jalpaiguri, 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 Jalpaiguri in India, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jalpaiguri (Latin: Ialpaigurien(sis)) forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Calcutta.