Continent: South and East Asia
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Asansol / Asansolen(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Calcutta
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
Patron Saint: Saint Francis Xavier
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Bishop (2023.07.03 – ...): | Bishop Elias Frank (62) |
Bishops of Asansol (Roman Rite) | ||||||||
Bishop Elias Frank (62) Bishop of Asansol (India)
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Bishop Julius Marandi (70) | ||||||||
Bishop Salvadore Lobo (79) | ||||||||
Bishop Cyprian Monis (79) Bishop emeritus of Asansol (India)
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Area: 13,300 km²
Population: 35,850 Catholics (0.2% of 16,564,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 17 parishes, 15 missions
Personnel: 80 priests (52 diocesan, 28 religious), 250 religious (35 brothers, 215 sisters), 14 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.10.29
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