Diocese of Raiganj, India

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Raiganj / Raigangen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Calcutta

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

1978.06.08: Established as Diocese of Raiganj / Raigangen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Dumka and became suffragan of Calcutta)

Bishop (2018.06.08 – ...):

Bishop Fulgence Aloysius Tigga (59)

Bishops of Raiganj (Roman Rite)

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

Bishop of Raiganj (India)

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)

Bishop of Raiganj (India) (1987.01.26 – 2016.04.30)

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

Bishop of Dumka (India) (1962.08.08 – 1978.06.08)

Bishop of Raiganj (India) (1978.06.08 – 1986.01.29)

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