Roman Catholic Diocese of Agartala
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Diocese of Agartala
Dioecesis Agartalanus
আগরতলা এর বিশপের এলাকা
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Shillong |
| Metropolitan | Shillong |
| Statistics | |
| Area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 3,655,915 37,000 (1%) |
| Parishes | 18 |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Francis Xavier (under construction) |
| Co-cathedral | Pro-Cathedral of Shantir Rani in Mariamnagar Tripura |
| Patron saint | St. Francis Xavier [1] |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Lumen Monteiro, C.S.C. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Dominic Jala |
| Vicar General | Hormis John Vithayathil |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Agartala (Latin: Agartalan(us)) is a diocese located in the city of Agartala in the Ecclesiastical province of Shillong in India.
History
- January 11, 1996: Established as Diocese of Agartala from the Diocese of Silchar
Leadership
- Bishops of Agartala (Latin Rite)
- Bishop Lumen Monteiro, C.S.C. (January 11, 1996 – present)
References
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