Metropolitan see Raipur, India

Archdiocese of Raipur

Raipuren(sis)

Latin Church

Latin-rite metropolitan archdiocese in Chhattisgarh, India, established as an apostolic prefecture on 16 January 1964, elevated to diocese on 5 July 1973, and made a metropolitan archdiocese on 27 February 2004. Its seat is St. Joseph's Cathedral in Raipur, with suffragans Ambikapur, Jagdalpur, Jashpur, and Raigarh, serving about 73,000 Catholics (2010).

On the map

The address the register holds for St. Joseph's Cathedral, Raipur, in Raipur, India.

Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.

Established: 1973
Catholics: 72,997
Priests: 182
Territory: 60,819 km²

Parishes and churches

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

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Archbishop: Victor Henry Thakur
Born: 1 July 1954
Birthplace: Chakhni

Explore the ministry of the bishop.

The cathedral

St. Joseph's Cathedral, Raipur stands in Raipur, 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.

The see

Rank: Metropolitan see
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 27 February 2004
Latin: Raipuren(sis)
Patron: Mary Queen of the Apostles
Annuario code: 001002715

The see in figures

Catholics: 72,997
Population: 15,553,000
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 0.5%
Priests: 182
Catholics per priest: 401
Extent: 60,819 km²
Catholics per km²: 1.2

Figures from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.

The province of Raipur

This see is the metropolitan of its province.

The sees of this province:

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

Sees near here

Diocese of RaigarhRaigarh195 km
Eparchy of JagdalpurJagdalpur236 km
Diocese of SambalpurSambalpur244 km
Diocese of AmbikapurAmbikapur247 km
Archdiocese of NagpurNagpur266 km
Diocese of JabalpurJabalpur278 km
Diocese of JashpurJashpur292 km
Diocese of RayagadaRayagada294 km

Measured see to see, from the point each record holds. On how the Church is ordered, see the diocese.

Sources

The see's own website · Wikipedia

Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: [email protected].