Diocese of Vasai
Vasaien(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Vasai, India
Latin-rite diocese north of Mumbai in Maharashtra, India, erected 22 May 1998 by Pope John Paul II in the historic Bassein (Vasai) region of Portuguese-era Christianity. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bombay, seated at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace in Papdy.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 22 May 1998
- Latin
- Vasaien(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Gonçalo Garcia
- Annuario code
- 001000079
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 135,677
- Population
- 3,625,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 3.7%
- Priests
- 185
- Catholics per priest
- 733
- Extent
- 7,596 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 18
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 D'Souza
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
Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace, Papdy, Vasai stands in Vasai, 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 Bombay
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Bombay.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of BombayBombay
- Diocese of NashikNashik
- Diocese of PoonaPoona
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
The city of Vasai is the seat of this diocese (Latin: Vasaien(sis)), which forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Bombay in India.
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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.