Continent: South and East Asia
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Simla and Chandigarh (English) / Simlen(sis) et Chandigarhen(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Delhi
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
Patron Saint: Saint Joseph, St. Michael
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Bishop (2009.02.10 – ...): | Bishop Ignatius Loyola Ivan Mascarenhas (75) |
Bishops of Simla and Chandigarh (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Ignatius Loyola Ivan Mascarenhas (75) Bishop of Simla and Chandigarh (India)
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Bishop Gerald John Mathias (71)
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Bishop Gilbert Blaize Rego
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Bishop Alfred Fernández
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Archbishop Joseph Alexander Fernandes | ||||||||||
Bishop John Burke
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Bishops of Simla (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop John Burke (see above) |
Area: 83,560 km²
Population: 22,814 Catholics (0.1% of 22,184,650 total)
Pastoral Centres: 62 parishes
Personnel: 148 priests (60 diocesan, 88 religious), 507 religious (98 brothers, 409 sisters), 14 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.10.01
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