Continent: South and East Asia
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Buxar / Buxaren(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Patna
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
Patron Saint: Our Lady of Perpetual Help
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Bishop (2023.02.04 – ...): | Bishop James Shekhar (57) |
Bishops of Buxar (Roman Rite) | ||||||||
Bishop James Shekhar (57) Bishop of Buxar (India)
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Archbishop Sebastian Kallupura (71) | ||||||||
Bishop Sebastian Kallupura (71) (later Archbishop) Metropolitan Archbishop of Patna (India)
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Archbishop William D’Souza, S.J. (78) | ||||||||
Bishop William D’Souza, S.J. (78) (later Archbishop) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Patna (India)
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Area: 11,311 km²
Population: 28,644 Catholics (0.2% of 14,820,420 total)
Pastoral Centres: 16 parishes, 4 missions
Personnel: 35 priests (17 diocesan, 18 religious), 142 religious (27 brothers, 115 sisters), 8 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.11.26
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