Suffragan diocese Vasai, India
Diocese of Vasai
Vasaien(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese north of Mumbai in Maharashtra, India, erected 22 May 1998 by Pope John Paul II in the historic Bassein (Vasai) region of Portuguese-era Christianity. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bombay, seated at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace in Papdy.
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- Established
- 1998
- Catholics
- 135,677
- Priests
- 185
- Territory
- 7,596 km²
Parishes and churches
11 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Cathedral of Our Lady of GracePapdy, Vasai · CathedralView parish
- Blessed Mother Teresa ChurchVirar (W)View parish
- Christ The KingBolinjView parish
- Church Of Nativity Of Our LadyPalgharView parish
- Divine Mercy ChurchBhiwandiView parish
- Holy Cross ChurchNirmalView parish
- Holy Family ChurchBhuigaonView parish
- Holy Spirit ChurchNandakhalView parish
- Holy Trinity ChurchGomes AliView parish
- Infant JesusEvershine CityView parish
- Our Lady of Remedy ChurchVasaiView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Thomas D'Souza
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The cathedral
Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace, Papdy, Vasai stands in Vasai, 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
The city of Vasai is the seat of this diocese (Latin: Vasaien(sis)), which forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Bombay in India.