Diocese of Khandwa, India 🇮🇳

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Khandwa / Khandvaën(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Bhopal

Neighbouring Dioceses: Nashik (↙), Indore (↖), Bhopal (↗), Nagpur (→), Amravati (↘)

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Websites:

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Pius X

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1977.02.03: Established as Diocese of Khandwa / Khandvaën(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Indore and became suffragan of Bhopal)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2024.02.17 – ...):

Bishop Madathikunnel Baby Varkey (62)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Khandwa (Roman Rite)

Bishop Madathikunnel Baby Varkey (62)
(2024.02.17 – ...)

Bishop of Khandwa (India)

Born:	1963.07.09 (Koolivaya, Kerala, India)
Ordained Priest:	1994.04.18
Consecrated Bishop:	2024.03.21

Priest of Khandwa (India) (1994.04.18 – 2024.02.17)

Bishop of Khandwa (India) (2024.02.17 – ...)

Bishop Alangaram Arockia Sebastian Durairaj, S.V.D. (68) (later Archbishop)
(2009.05.11 – 2021.10.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bhopal (India)

Witnessing to the Word

Born:	1957.05.03 (Thirunagar, India)
Ordained Priest:	1985.05.08
Consecrated Bishop:	2009.07.16

Bishop of Khandwa (India) (2009.05.11 – 2021.10.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bhopal (India) (2021.10.04 – ...)

Bishop Leo Cornelio, S.V.D. (81) (later Archbishop)
(1999.06.03 – 2007.06.15)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bhopal (India)

Verbum Domini

Born:	1945.03.14 (Kukkunje, India)
Ordained Priest:	1972.11.14
Consecrated Bishop:	1999.09.08

Bishop of Khandwa (India) (1999.06.03 – 2007.06.15)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bhopal (India) (2007.06.15 – 2021.10.04)

Bishop Abraham Viruthakulangara (later Archbishop)
(1977.03.04 – 1998.01.17)

Duniya ke lee masseh

Born:	1943.06.05 (Kallara, India)
Ordained Priest:	1969.10.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1977.07.13
Died:	2018.04.19 (New Delhi, India † 74)

Bishop of Khandwa (India) (1977.03.04 – 1998.01.17)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Nagpur (India) (1998.01.17 – 2018.04.19)

Special Churches

Cathedral: St. Mary’s Cathedral, Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh

Nashik (↙), Indore (↖), Bhopal (↗), Nagpur (→), Amravati (↘)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 24,000 km²

Population: 39,897 Catholics (0.8% of 5,158,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 37 parishes, 2 missions

Personnel: 57 priests (46 diocesan, 11 religious), 304 religious (27 brothers, 277 sisters), 13 seminarians