Metropolitan Archdiocese of Shillong, India

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese Metr. Archdiocese

Name: Shillong / Shillongen(sis) (Latin)

Suffragan Sees: Agartala, Aizawl, Jowai, Nongstoin, Tura

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Mary Help of Christians, Saint Dominic Savio

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1889.12.13: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Assam / Assamen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Dacca and Diocese of Krishnagar)
1934.07.09: Promoted as Diocese of Shillong / Shillongen(sis) (Latin) (became suffragan of Calcutta)
1951.07.12: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Dibrugarh
1964.01.16: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Tezpur
1969.06.26: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gauhati–Shillong / Gauhatin(us)–Shillongen(sis) (Latin) (with suffragan sees Silchar and Tezpur)
1970.01.22: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Shillong–Gauhati / Shillongen(sis)–Gauhatin(us) (Latin)
1973.01.29: Gained suffragan see Kohima–Imphal
1973.03.01: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Tura and gained suffragan see Tura
1980.03.28: Gained suffragan see Imphal
1983.12.05: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Diphu and gained suffragan see Diphu
1992.03.30: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Shillong / Shillongen(sis) (Latin) (lost territory to establish Diocese of Guwahati and gained suffragan see Guwahati)
1995.07.10: Lost suffragan sees Diphu, Guwahati, Imphal, Kohima and Tezpur
1996.01.11: Gained suffragan see Agartala
2006.01.28: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Jowai and Diocese of Nongstoin and gained suffragan sees Jowai and Nongstoin

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2020.12.28 – ...):	Archbishop Victor Lyngdoh (69)
Auxiliary Bishop (2025.02.08 – ...):	Bishop-elect Bernard Laloo (48) Titular Bishop of Trofimiana

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Shillong (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Victor Lyngdoh (69)
(2020.12.28 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Shillong (India)

For life, I obey God

Born:	1956.01.14 (Wahlang, India)
Ordained Priest:	1987.01.25
Consecrated Bishop:	2006.04.02

Priest of Shillong (India) (1987.01.25 – 2006.01.28)

Bishop of Nongstoin (India) (2006.01.28 – 2016.10.15)

Bishop of Jowai (India) (2016.10.15 – 2020.12.28)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Shillong (India) (2020.12.28 – ...)

Archbishop Dominic Jala, S.D.B.
(1999.12.22 – 2019.10.10)

To grow in the unity of the Holy Spirit

Born:	1951.07.12 (Mawlai, India)
Ordained Priest:	1977.11.19
Consecrated Bishop:	2000.04.02
Died:	2019.10.10 (Colusa County, CA, USA † 68)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Shillong (India) (1999.12.22 – 2019.10.10)

Apostolic Administrator of Nongstoin (India) (2016.10.15 – 2019.10.10)

Archbishop Tarcisius Resto Phanrang, S.D.B.
(1995.08.02 – 1999.05.05)

Born:	1929.10.16 (India)
Ordained Priest:	1960.06.26
Consecrated Bishop:	1990.09.23
Died:	1999.05.05 († 69)

Titular Bishop of Corniculana (1990.06.11 – 1995.08.02)

Auxiliary Bishop of Shillong (India) (1990.06.11 – 1995.08.02)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Shillong (India) (1995.08.02 – 1999.05.05)

Archbishop Hubert D’Rosario, S.D.B.
(1992.03.30 – 1994.08.30)

Thy kingdom come

Born:	1919.02.21 (India)
Ordained Priest:	1947.04.16
Consecrated Bishop:	1964.09.06
Died:	1994.08.30 († 75)

Bishop of Dibrugarh (India) (1964.07.06 – 1969.06.26)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Gauhati–Shillong (India) (1969.06.26 – 1970.01.22)

Apostolic Administrator of Dibrugarh (India) (1969.06.26 – 1970.05.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Shillong–Gauhati (India) (1970.01.22 – 1992.03.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Shillong (India) (1992.03.30 – 1994.08.30)

Metropolitan Archbishops of Shillong–Gauhati (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Hubert D’Rosario, S.D.B.
(1970.01.22 – 1992.03.30)

(see above)

Metropolitan Archbishops of Gauhati–Shillong (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Hubert D’Rosario, S.D.B.
(1969.06.26 – 1970.01.22)

(see above)

Bishops of Shillong (Roman Rite)

Bishop Stephen Ferrando, S.D.B. (later Archbishop)
(1935.11.26 – 1969.06.26)

Born:	1895.09.28 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1923.03.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1934.11.10
Died:	1978.06.21 († 82)

Bishop of Krishnagar (India) (1934.07.09 – 1935.11.26)

Bishop of Shillong (India) (1935.11.26 – 1969.06.26)

Titular Archbishop of Troina (1969.06.26 – 1978.06.21)

Bishop Louis Mathias, S.D.B. (later Archbishop)
(1934.07.09 – 1935.03.25)

Born:	1887.07.20 (France)
Ordained Priest:	1913.07.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1934.11.10
Died:	1965.08.02 († 78)

Prefect Apostolic of Assam (India) (1922.12.15 – 1934.07.09)

Bishop of Shillong (India) (1934.07.09 – 1935.03.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Madras (India) (1935.03.25 – 1952.11.13)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore (India) (1952.11.13 – 1965.08.02)

Prefects Apostolic of Assam (Roman Rite)

Fr. Louis Mathias, S.D.B. (later Archbishop)
(1922.12.15 – 1934.07.09)

(see above)

Fr. Cristoforo Becker, S.D.S.
(1906 – 1921)

Born:	1875.10.22 (Germany)
Ordained Priest:	1898.04.17
Died:	1937.03.30 († 61)

Prefect Apostolic of Assam (India) (1906 – 1921)

Fr. Angelus Münzloher, S.D.S.
(1890 – 1906)

Born:	1866.05.03 (Germany)
Ordained Priest:	1889.12.21
Died:	1957.08.16 († 91)

Prefect Apostolic of Assam (India) (1890 – 1906)

Fr. Otto Hopfenmüller, S.D.S.
(1889.12.13 – 1890.08.21)

Born:	1844.05.29 (Germany)
Ordained Priest:	1866.10.06
Died:	1890.08.21 († 46)

Prefect Apostolic of Assam (India) (1889.12.13 – 1890.08.21)

Former Prelates

Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Tarcisius Resto Phanrang, S.D.B. (later Archbishop) (1990.06.11 – 1995.08.02)