Syro-Malabar Diocese of

Jagdalpur

India

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Syro-Malabar

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Jagdalpur / Iagdalpuren(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Ujjain

Neighbouring Dioceses: Khammam (↙), Warangal (↙), Chanda (←), Raipur (↑), Rayagada (→)

Depends on: Dicastery for the Eastern Churches

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Joseph

History

1972.03.23: Established as Apostolic Exarchate of Jagdalpur / Iagdalpuren(sis) (Latin) (from Apostolic Prefecture of Raipur)
1977.02.26: Promoted as Diocese of Jagdalpur / Iagdalpuren(sis) (Latin) (became suffragan of Bhopal)
2004.02.27: Became suffragan of Raipur
2025.08.28: Gained territory from Diocese of Shamshabad and became suffragan of Ujjain

Present Prelates

Bishop (2013.07.16 – ...):

Bishop Joseph Kollamparampil, C.M.I. (67)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Jagdalpur (Syro-Malabar Rite)

Bishop Joseph Kollamparampil, C.M.I. (67)
(2013.07.16 – ...)

Bishop of Jagdalpur of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Born:	1958.04.18 (Cherpunkal, India)
Ordained Priest:	1985.05.06
Consecrated Bishop:	2013.09.17

Bishop of Jagdalpur of the Syro-Malabars (India) (2013.07.16 – ...)

Bishop Simon Stock Palathara, C.M.I.
(1992.12.16 – 2013.07.16)

Born:	1935.10.11 (Chethipuzha, India)
Ordained Priest:	1964.12.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1993.03.19
Died:	2022.11.19 (Jagdalpur, India † 87)

Bishop of Jagdalpur of the Syro-Malabars (India) (1992.12.16 – 2013.07.16)

Bishop Paulinus Jeerakath, C.M.I.
(1977.02.26 – 1990.08.07)

Born:	1919.03.17 (Kuruvinal, India)
Ordained Priest:	1946.02.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1977.05.11
Died:	1990.08.07 († 71)

Apostolic Exarch of Jagdalpur of the Syro-Malabars (India) (1972.03.23 – 1977.02.26)

Bishop of Jagdalpur of the Syro-Malabars (India) (1977.02.26 – 1990.08.07)

Apostolic Exarchs of Jagdalpur (Syro-Malabar Rite)

Fr. Paulinus Jeerakath, C.M.I. (later Bishop)
(1972.03.23 – 1977.02.26)

(see above)

Special Churches

Cathedral: St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Jagdalpur, Chhattīsgarh

Khammam (↙), Warangal (↙), Chanda (←), Raipur (↑), Rayagada (→)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 39,176 km²

Population: 12,850 Catholics (0.4% of 3,554,250 total)

Pastoral Centres: 24 parishes, 56 missions

Personnel: 93 priests (39 diocesan, 54 religious), 429 religious (66 brothers, 363 sisters), 8 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2026.03.30

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