Suffragan diocese Raigarh, India
Diocese of Raigarh
Raigarhen(sis)
Latin Church
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).
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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.
- Catholic Ashram, BairbandhBairbandhView parish
- Catholic Ashram, BairdihBairdihView parish
- Catholic Ashram, BirsinghaBirsinghaView parish
- Catholic Ashram, ChalhaChalhaView parish
- Catholic Ashram, ChhalChhalView parish
- Catholic Ashram, DharamjaigarhDharamjaigarhView parish
- Catholic Ashram, DimuparaDimuparaView parish
- Catholic Ashram, GharghodaGharghodaView parish
- Catholic Ashram, HatiHatiView parish
- Catholic Ashram, KhamharKhamharView parish
- Catholic Ashram, LailungaLailungaView parish
- Catholic Ashram, LaripaniLaripaniView parish
- Catholic Ashram, PanchdharPanchdharView parish
- Catholic Ashram, SarangarhSarangarhView parish
- Catholic Ashram, SisringaSisringaView parish
- Catholic Ashram, TamnarTamnarView parish
- Jiwandhara Ashram, MahuapaliMahuapaliView parish
- Mount Mary Church, GawangaGawangaView parish
- St. Francis Xavier, BoirdadarBoirdadarView parish
- St. John's Church, KharsiaKharsiaView parish
- St. Michael's Church, RambhataRambhataView parish
- Sumashram Dharamgiri, BanharBanharView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
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.