Diocese of Jhabua, India

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Jhabua / Jhabuen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Bhopal

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Website:

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Our Lady of Annunciation

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

2002.03.01: Established as Diocese of Jhabua / Jhabuen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Indore and Diocese of Udaipur and became suffragan of Bhopal)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2023.12.30 – ...):

Bishop Peter Rumal Kharadi (65)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Jhabua (Roman Rite)

Bishop Peter Rumal Kharadi (65)
(2023.12.30 – ...)

Bishop of Jhabua (India)

Born:	1959.04.10 (Kaldela, India)
Ordained Priest:	1988.04.06
Consecrated Bishop:	2024.01.27

Priest of Udaipur (India) (1988.04.06 – 2002.03.01)

Priest of Jhabua (India) (2002.03.01 – 2023.12.30)

Bishop of Jhabua (India) (2023.12.30 – ...)

Bishop Basil Bhuriya, S.V.D.
(2015.07.18 – 2021.05.06)

Lead us, O Lord, in your Love and righteousness

Born:	1956.03.08 (Panchjui, India)
Ordained Priest:	1986.05.05
Consecrated Bishop:	2015.10.10
Died:	2021.05.06 (Indore, India † 65)

Bishop of Jhabua (India) (2015.07.18 – 2021.05.06)

Religious of Society of the Divine Word (Verbites). Died of COVID-19.

Bishop Devprasad John Ganawa, S.V.D. (72)
(Apostolic Administrator 2012.12.21 – 2015.07.18)

Bishop Devprasad John Ganawa, S.V.D. (72)
(2009.05.11 – 2012.12.21)

Bishop of Udaipur (India)

The joy of hope

Born:	1951.12.08 (Panchkui, India)
Ordained Priest:	1982.10.27
Consecrated Bishop:	2009.06.16

Bishop of Jhabua (India) (2009.05.11 – 2012.12.21)

Apostolic Administrator of Jhabua (India) (2012.12.21 – 2015.07.18)

Bishop of Udaipur (India) (2012.12.21 – ...)

Bishop Chacko Thottumarickal, S.V.D. (75)
(Apostolic Administrator 2008.10.24 – 2009.05.11)

Bishop Chacko Thottumarickal, S.V.D. (75)
(2002.03.01 – 2008.10.24)

Bishop emeritus of Indore (India)

To do the will of God

Born:	1949.01.07 (Kalloorkad, India)
Ordained Priest:	1979.05.11
Consecrated Bishop:	2002.06.07

Bishop of Jhabua (India) (2002.03.01 – 2008.10.24)

Apostolic Administrator of Jhabua (India) (2008.10.24 – 2009.05.11)

Bishop of Indore (India) (2008.10.24 – 2024.02.17)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of the Annunciation, Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh

Baroda (←), Udaipur (↖), Ajmer (↑), Ujjain (↗), Indore (→), Nashik (↓)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 21,366 km²

Population: 48,413 Catholics (0.7% of 6,768,750 total)

Pastoral Centres: 32 parishes, 49 missions

Personnel: 80 priests (63 diocesan, 17 religious), 307 religious (21 brothers, 286 sisters), 32 seminarians