Diocese of

Jhansi

India

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Jhansi / Ihansien(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Agra

Neighbouring Dioceses: Gwalior (↖), Agra (↑), Allahabad (→), Satna (↘), Sagar (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Jude Thaddaeus

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1940.01.12: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Jhansi / Ihansien(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Allahabad and became suffragan of Agra)
1954.07.05: Promoted as Diocese of Jhansi / Ihansien(sis) (Latin) (gained territory from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Agra)
1999.02.09: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Gwalior

Present Prelates

Bishop (2024.12.28 – ...):

Bishop Wilfred Gregory Moras (57)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Jhansi (Roman Rite)

Bishop Wilfred Gregory Moras (57)
(2024.12.28 – ...)

Bishop of Jhansi (India)

Walk humbly and act justly

Born:	1969.02.13 (Neerude, India)
Ordained Priest:	1997.04.27
Consecrated Bishop:	2024.08.06

Priest of Lucknow (India) (1997.04.27 – 2024.05.11)

Coadjutor Bishop of Jhansi (India) (2024.05.11 – 2024.12.28)

Bishop of Jhansi (India) (2024.12.28 – ...)

Bishop Peter Parapullil (76)
(2012.10.31 – 2024.12.28)

Bishop emeritus of Jhansi (India)

Messenger of God

Born:	1949.12.02 (Perumanoor, India)
Ordained Priest:	1976.02.29
Consecrated Bishop:	2013.01.06

Priest of Jhansi (India) (1976.02.29 – 2012.10.31)

Bishop of Jhansi (India) (2012.10.31 – 2024.12.28)

Bishop Frederick D’Souza
(1977.03.04 – 2012.10.31)

Born:	1934.12.04 (Siddakatte, India)
Ordained Priest:	1961.01.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1977.04.25
Died:	2016.07.12 († 81)

Bishop of Jhansi (India) (1977.03.04 – 2012.10.31)

Bishop Baptist Mudartha
(1967.11.29 – 1976.03.01)

Born:	1911.09.09 (Mangalore, India)
Ordained Priest:	1942.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1963.10.20
Died:	2007.05.30 (Allahabad, India † 95)

Titular Bishop of Idebessus (1963.07.06 – 1967.11.29)

Auxiliary Bishop of Jhansi (India) (1963.07.06 – 1967.11.29)

Bishop of Jhansi (India) (1967.11.29 – 1976.03.01)

Bishop of Allahabad (India) (1976.03.01 – 1988.05.05)

Bishop Francis Xavier Fenech, O.F.M. Cap.
(1954.07.05 – 1967.05.08)

Born:	1892.03.17 (Floriana, Malta)
Ordained Priest:	1918.05.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1954.11.28
Died:	1969.05.13 (Bhopal, India † 77)

Prefect Apostolic of Jhansi (India) (1946.01.21 – 1954.07.05)

Bishop of Jhansi (India) (1954.07.05 – 1967.05.08)

Titular Bishop of Muzuca in Byzacena (1967.05.08 – 1969.05.13)

Prefects Apostolic of Jhansi (Roman Rite)

Fr. Francis Xavier Fenech, O.F.M. Cap. (later Bishop)
(1946.01.21 – 1954.07.05)

(see above)

Bishop Joseph Angel Poli, O.F.M. Cap. (later Archbishop)
(Apostolic Administrator 1940 – 1946.01.21)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Wilfred Gregory Moras (57) (2024.05.11 – 2024.12.28)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Baptist Mudartha (1963.07.06 – 1967.11.29)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of St. Anthony, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh

Gwalior (↖), Agra (↑), Allahabad (→), Satna (↘), Sagar (↓)

Statistics (2020.12.31)

Area: 29,418 km²

Population: 4,150 Catholics (0.0% of 10,233,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 39 parishes, 3 missions

Personnel: 79 priests (68 diocesan, 11 religious), 333 religious (19 brothers, 314 sisters), 23 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2026.03.30

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