Metropolitan see Patna, India
Archdiocese of Patna
Patnen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite metropolitan archdiocese in Bihar, India, erected as the Diocese of Patna on 10 September 1919 from the Diocese of Allahabad and elevated to archdiocese in 1999. Its seat is the Queen of Apostles Cathedral in Patna, with suffragans Bettiah, Bhagalpur, Buxar, Muzaffarpur, and Purnea. Catholics number about 54,100 (2005).
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- Established
- 1919
- Catholics
- 54,120
- Priests
- 148
- Territory
- 28,808 km²
Parishes and churches
36 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Church of the Queen of the ApostlesKurji · CathedralView parish
- St. Joseph's Pro-CathedralBankipur · CathedralView parish
- Catholic Church, Bodh GayaBodh GayaView parish
- Catholic Church, Dhibra, Gonpura P.O.Dhibra / GonpuraView parish
- Catholic Church, MungerMungerView parish
- Church of BVM Queen & MotherRohView parish
- Church of Christ the KingBariarpurView parish
- Church of Divine MercyJehanabadView parish
- Church of Our Lady of LourdesManerView parish
- Church of Our Lady of Perpetual HelpBakhtiarpurView parish
- Church of Our Lady of VictorySheikhpuraView parish
- Church of St. Francis XavierSikandraView parish
- Church of St. John the ApostleKankarbaghView parish
- Church of St. JosephBasauniView parish
- Church of St. JosephGandharmattView parish
- Church of St. JosephGulniView parish
- Church of St. JosephJamalpurView parish
- Church of St. Joseph the WorkerNawadaView parish
- Church of St. Mother Teresa of CalcuttaHilsaView parish
- Church of St. StephenDanapurView parish
- Church of St. Thomas, the ApostleFatuhaView parish
- Church of St. Thomas, the ApostleGayaView parish
- Church of thePatna CityView parish
- Church of the Assumption of Our LadyMokamaView parish
- Church of the Immaculate Conception of B.V.M.KhagaulView parish
- Church of the Nativity of Our LordBarbighaView parish
- Church of the Sacred HeartPatliputraView parish
- Our Lady of Fatima Catholic ChurchPhulwarisharifView parish
- Sacred Heart ChurchBiharsharifView parish
- St. Francis Xavier ChurchSaksoharaView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Sebastian Kallupura
- Born
- 14 July 1953
- Birthplace
- Kottiyoor
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The cathedral
Queen of Apostles Cathedral, Patna stands in Patna, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is Pro-Cathedral of St. Joseph, Patna.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Patna, in the Indian state of Bihar, serves as the episcopal see of this Latin Church archdiocese (Latin: Patnen(sis)). As a metropolitan see, it presides over an ecclesiastical province that counts five suffragan dioceses.
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Stories that name this see
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Patna Archdiocese responds to Bihar floods
Patna Archdiocese members met at St. Xavier’s B.Ed. College in Patna on Sept. 7, 2026, to organize relief for families affected by flooding in Bihar. Representatives from various religious congregations and institutions shared information regarding conditions in flooded areas to coordinate a three-phase response. The relief effort began with collecting biscuits, soap, jaggery, salt, sattu, and water purification tablets. Nazareth Academy in Mokama and Gaya, Holy Family Hospital in Kurji, Arunodaya, and the Provincial House participated in gathering supplies. Staff, students, parents, and sisters from these institutions worked to collect and pack the items. Holy Family Hospital plans to hold medical camps once the floodwaters recede. Supplies have already begun reaching families in distress through these donations.
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