Diocese of Bongaigaon
Bongaigaonen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Bongaigaon, India
Latin rite diocese in Assam, India, erected on 10 May 2000 from the Archdiocese of Guwahati. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Guwahati, with the Christ, Light of the World Cathedral in Bongaigaon as its seat. Its patron is Christ Light of the World.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 10 May 2000
- Latin
- Bongaigaonen(sis)
- Patron
- Christ Light of the World
- Annuario code
- 001000930
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 62,908
- Population
- 5,497,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 1.1%
- Priests
- 91
- Catholics per priest
- 691
- Extent
- 13,630 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 4.6
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Thomas Pulloppillil
- Born
- 14 July 1954
- Birthplace
- Nadukani
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Christ, Light of the World Cathedral, Bongaigaon stands in Bongaigaon, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Guwahati
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Guwahati.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of GuwahatiGuwahati
- Diocese of DibrugarhDibrugarh
- Diocese of DiphuDiphu
- Diocese of ItanagarItanagar
- Diocese of MiaoMiao
- Diocese of TezpurTezpur
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Within India's ecclesiastical province of Guwahati, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bongaigaon (Latin: Bongaigaonen(sis)) has its seat in the city of Bongaigaon.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.