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Suffragan diocese Kohima, India

Diocese of Kohima

Kohimaën(sis)

Latin-rite diocese covering Nagaland, India, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Imphal. Originated as the Diocese of Kohima-Imphal (erected 29 January 1973 from the Diocese of Dibrugarh) and became the Diocese of Kohima on 28 March 1980 when that see was divided. Its seat is the Mary Help of Christians Cathedral in Kohima.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Mary Help of Christians Cathedral, Kohima, in Kohima, India.

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Established
1980
Catholics
61,731
Priests
192
Territory
16,579 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
James Thoppil
Born
8 May 1959
Birthplace
Kottayam

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The cathedral

Mary Help of Christians Cathedral, Kohima stands in Kohima, 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.