Archdiocese of Imphal
Imphalen(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Imphal, India
The Archdiocese of Imphal is a Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese in Manipur, India, elevated to archdiocese in 1995. Its seat is St Joseph's Cathedral in Imphal, and Linus Neli is the current metropolitan archbishop.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 10 July 1995
- Latin
- Imphalen(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Joseph
- Annuario code
- 001001659
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 104,257
- Population
- 2,855,794
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 3.7%
- Priests
- 163
- Catholics per priest
- 640
- Extent
- 22,356 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 4.7
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
- Archbishop
- Linus Neli
- Born
- 26 April 1958
- Birthplace
- Senapati
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
St Joseph's Cathedral, Imphal stands in Imphal, 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 Imphal
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of KohimaKohima
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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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.