Jurisdiction: | Archdiocese |
Delhi | |
Latin: | Archidioecesis Delhiensis |
Local: | दिल्ली के सूबा |
Country: | India |
Territory: | New Delhi |
Province: | Delhi |
Area Km2: | 15,420 |
Population: | 26,469,385 |
Population As Of: | 2013 |
Catholics: | 112,348 |
Catholics Percent: | 0.4 |
Parishes: | 84 |
Denomination: | Catholic Church |
Sui Iuris Church: | Latin Church |
Rite: | Roman Rite |
Established: | 13 April 1937 |
Cathedral: | Sacred Heart Cathedral, New Delhi |
Patron: | Sacred Heart of Jesus |
Priests: | 259 |
Bishop Title: | Archbishop |
Metro Archbishop: | Anil Joseph Thomas Couto |
Suffragan: | for one --> |
Emeritus Bishops: | Vincent Concessao |
Map: | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Delhi in India.jpg |
Website: | Website of the Archdiocese |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Delhi (Latin: Delhien(sis)) is a Latin Church Metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in northern India.
Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is Sacred Heart Cathedral, in the national capital city of New Delhi
Pope John Paul II made two papal visits, in February 1986 and November 1999
, the diocese served 115,300 Catholics (0.4% of the total population of 26,810,000) in, with 60 parishes and 4 missions. Personnel consisted of 301 priests (130 diocesan, 171 religious), 1,006 religious (391 brothers, 615 sisters) and 25 seminarians.
(all Latin Church)
Delhi's ecclesiastical province comprises the Metropolitan's own archdiocese and the following suffragan dioceses: