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Suffragan diocese Raigarh, India

Diocese of Raigarh

Raigarhen(sis)

Latin-rite diocese in Chhattisgarh, India, erected 13 December 1951 as the Diocese of Raigarh-Ambikapur from the Dioceses of Nagpur and Ranchi, and renamed Raigarh on 10 November 1977 when Ambikapur was split off. A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Raipur with its bishop's house at Kunkuri, its seat is the Cathedral of St. Michael in Raigarh, serving about 61,800 Catholics (2010).

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of St. Michael, Raigarh, in Raigarh, India.

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Established
1951
Catholics
61,770
Priests
74
Territory
7,086 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Paul Toppo
Born
30 June 1957
Birthplace
Garla

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The cathedral

Cathedral of St. Michael, Raigarh stands in Raigarh, 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

Raigarh (Latin: Raigarhen(sis)) is a diocese within the ecclesiastical province of Raipur in India. Its seat is the Bishop's House at Kunkuri, Raigarh.