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Diocese of

Muzaffarpur

India

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Patna

Neighbouring Dioceses: Patna (↓), Bettiah (↖), Nepal (↑), Purnea (→), Bhagalpur (↘)

History

1980.03.06: Established as Diocese of Muzaffarpur / Muzaffarpuren(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Patna)
1998.06.27: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Bettiah

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of St. Francis Assisi, Muzaffarpur, Bihar

Present Prelates

Bishop (1980.03.06 – ...):

Bishop John Baptist Thakur, S.J. (76)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Muzaffarpur (Roman Rite)

Bishop John Baptist Thakur, S.J. (76)
(1980.03.06 – ...)

Bishop of Muzaffarpur (India)

Born:	1937.02.08 (India)
Ordained Priest:	1966.03.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1980.06.24

Bishop of Muzaffarpur (India) (1980.03.06 – ...)

as of 2013.06.08

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