Continent: South and East Asia
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Raiganj / Raigangen(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Calcutta
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
Patron Saint: St. Joseph the Worker (May 1)
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Bishop (2018.06.08 – ...): | Bishop Fulgence Aloysius Tigga (59) |
Bishops of Raiganj (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Fulgence Aloysius Tigga (59) Bishop of Raiganj (India)
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Bishop Alphonsus Flavian D’Souza, S.J.
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Bishop Leo Tigga, S.J.
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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
Last updated on 2024.11.26
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