Metropolitan see Nagpur, India
Archdiocese of Nagpur
Nagpuren(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite metropolitan archdiocese in Maharashtra, India, erected as the Diocese of Nagpur on 11 July 1887 from the Diocese of Vizagapatam and elevated to archdiocese on 19 September 1953. Its seat is St. Francis de Sales Cathedral in Nagpur, and its suffragans are Amravati, Aurangabad, and the Syro-Malabar Eparchy of Chanda. Catholics number about 25,500 (2014).
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- Established
- 1887
- Catholics
- 25,500
- Priests
- 159
- Territory
- 55,272 km²
Parishes and churches
37 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- S.F.S CathedralS.F.S Cathedral · CathedralView parish
- AharwaraAharwaraView parish
- BalaghatBalaghatView parish
- BhendalaBhendalaView parish
- Christ the King ChurchAmlaView parish
- GaratolaGaratolaView parish
- GarhiGarhiView parish
- GhoradongriGhoradongriView parish
- Holy Family ChurchPadri ThanaView parish
- Holy Family ChurchUntkhanaView parish
- Immaculate Conception ChurchKampteeView parish
- Infant Jesus ChurchWadiView parish
- JaripatkaJaripatkaView parish
- KanhanKanhanView parish
- Mary Queen of Apostles ChurchAnantnagarView parish
- Our Lady Of Fatima ChurchJaitalaView parish
- Our Lady of Lourdes ChurchBarkuhiView parish
- Our Lady of Rosary ChurchSeminary HillsView parish
- Sacred Heart Catholic Church C/o English Primary SchoolSilewaraView parish
- Sandesh SadanSeoniView parish
- St. Alphonsa ChurchMhasalaView parish
- St. Anthony’s ChurchAjniView parish
- St. Claret ChurchNew ButiboriView parish
- St. Francis of Assisi ChurchUmrerView parish
- St. Francis Xavier ChurchSitabuldiView parish
- St. Francis Xavier Church Near Police LinesChhindwaraView parish
- St. John Paul II ChurchHazaripahadView parish
- St. Joseph's ChurchGondiaView parish
- St. Jude’s ChurchBaiharView parish
- St. Peter’s ChurchBhandaraView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Elias Joseph Gonsalves
- Born
- 4 July 1961
- Birthplace
- Chulne
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The cathedral
St. Francis de Sales Cathedral, Nagpur stands in Nagpur, 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.