Diocese of Jalpaiguri, India

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Jalpaiguri / Ialpaigurien(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Calcutta

Patron Saint: Chris the King, Our Lady of the Rosary, Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus

1952.01.17: Established as Diocese of Jalpaiguri / Ialpaigurien(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Dinajpur and became suffragan of Calcutta)

Bishop (2006.01.31 – ...):

Bishop Clement Tirkey (77)

Bishops of Jalpaiguri (Roman Rite)

Bishop Clement Tirkey (77)
(2006.01.31 – ...)

Bishop of Jalpaiguri (India)

Priest of Bagdogra (India) (1978.03.21 – 2006.01.31)

Bishop of Jalpaiguri (India) (2006.01.31 – ...)

Bishop James Anthony Toppo
(1971.04.24 – 2004.05.04)

Bishop of Jalpaiguri (India) (1971.04.24 – 2004.05.04)

Bishop Francis Ekka
(1967.11.29 – 1971.04.24)

Bishop of Jalpaiguri (India) (1967.11.29 – 1971.04.24)

Bishop of Raigarh–Ambikapur (India) (1971.04.24 – 1977.11.10)

Bishop of Raigarh (India) (1977.11.10 – 1984.03.15)

Bishop Amerigo Galbiati, P.I.M.E.
(1952.03.20 – 1967.03.22)

Bishop of Jalpaiguri (India) (1952.03.20 – 1967.03.22)

Titular Bishop of Sereddeli (1967.03.22 – 1979.11.24)

Area: 9,632 km²

Population: 141,758 Catholics (2.1% of 6,773,993 total)

Pastoral Centres: 30 parishes, 329 missions

Personnel: 109 priests (72 diocesan, 37 religious), 366 religious (76 brothers, 290 sisters), 21 seminarians