Diocese of Gumla, India 🇮🇳

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Gumla / Gumlaën(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Ranchi

Neighbouring Dioceses: Jashpur (↙), Ambikapur (←), Daltonganj (↖), Ranchi (↗), Khunti (→), Simdega (↓)

Patron Saint: Saint Patrick

1993.05.28: Established as Diocese of Gumla / Gumlaën(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ranchi and became suffragan of Ranchi)

Bishop (2023.11.30 – ...):

Bishop Linus Pingal Ekka (64)

Bishops of Gumla (Roman Rite)

Bishop Linus Pingal Ekka (64)
(2023.11.30 – ...)

Bishop of Gumla (India)

Priest of Gumla (India) (1994.01.22 – 2023.11.30)

Bishop of Gumla (India) (2023.11.30 – ...)

Bishop Paul Alois Lakra
(2006.01.28 – 2021.06.15)

Priest of Ranchi (India) (1988.05.06 – 1993.05.28)

Priest of Gumla (India) (1993.05.28 – 2006.01.28)

Bishop of Gumla (India) (2006.01.28 – 2021.06.15)

Died of COVID-19.

Bishop Michael Minj, S.J.
(1993.05.28 – 2004.11.15)

Bishop of Gumla (India) (1993.05.28 – 2004.11.15)

Jashpur (↙), Ambikapur (←), Daltonganj (↖), Ranchi (↗), Khunti (→), Simdega (↓)

Area: 5,237 km²

Population: 195,000 Catholics (15.0% of 1,299,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 38 parishes, 2 missions

Personnel: 190 priests (139 diocesan, 51 religious), 463 religious (92 brothers, 371 sisters), 41 seminarians