Diocese of

Raiganj

India India

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Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Raiganj / Raigangen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Calcutta

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Celebrations

Patron Saint: St. Joseph the Worker (May 1)

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

Present Prelates

Bishop (2018.06.08 – ...):Bishop Fulgence Aloysius Tigga (59)Bishop Fulgence Aloysius Tigga (59)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Raiganj (Roman Rite)

Bishop Fulgence Aloysius Tigga (59)Bishop Fulgence Aloysius Tigga (59)
(2018.06.08 – ...)

Bishop of Raiganj (India)

Born:1965.03.03 (Katkahi, India)
Ordained Priest:1997.03.03
Consecrated Bishop:2018.08.28

Priest of Bettiah (India) (1997.03.03 – 2018.06.08)

Bishop of Raiganj (India) (2018.06.08 – ...)

Bishop Alphonsus Flavian D’Souza, S.J.
(1987.01.26 – 2016.04.30)

Born:1939.07.04 (India)
Ordained Priest:1971.07.13
Consecrated Bishop:1987.05.17
Died:2016.04.30 († 76)

Bishop of Raiganj (India) (1987.01.26 – 2016.04.30)

Bishop Leo Tigga, S.J.
(1978.06.08 – 1986.01.29)

Born:1916.01.31 (India)
Ordained Priest:1948.11.21
Consecrated Bishop:1962.10.07
Died:1986.01.29 († 69)

Bishop of Dumka (India) (1962.08.08 – 1978.06.08)

Bishop of Raiganj (India) (1978.06.08 – 1986.01.29)

Special Churches

Dumka (↙), Purnea (←), Bagdogra (↑), Jalpaiguri (↗), Dinajpur (→), Rajshahi (↘), Krishnagar (↓)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 8,920 km²

Population: 106,400 Catholics (1.2% of 9,148,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 40 parishes

Personnel: 118 priests (100 diocesan, 18 religious), 277 religious (42 brothers, 235 sisters), 20 seminarians

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Pastoral Centres

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Last updated on 2024.11.26

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