Continent: South and East Asia
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Jalpaiguri / Ialpaigurien(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Calcutta
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
Patron Saint: Chris the King, Our Lady of the Rosary, Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus
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Bishop (2006.01.31 – ...): | Bishop Clement Tirkey (76) |
Bishops of Jalpaiguri (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Clement Tirkey (76) Bishop of Jalpaiguri (India)
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Bishop James Anthony Toppo
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Bishop Francis Ekka
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Bishop Amerigo Galbiati, P.I.M.E.
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Area: 9,632 km²
Population: 142,822 Catholics (2.1% of 6,691,932 total)
Pastoral Centres: 43 parishes, 268 missions
Personnel: 99 priests (69 diocesan, 30 religious), 297 religious (63 brothers, 234 sisters), 30 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.05.12
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