Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Jaipur | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Iaipurensis |
Local: | जयपुर के सूबा |
Image Alt: | The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Annunciation in Jaipur |
Country: | India |
Province: | Agra |
Metropolitan: | Agra |
Area Km2: | 129,060 |
Population: | 25,828,271 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Catholics: | 4,096 |
Catholics Percent: | 0.0 |
Denomination: | Catholic |
Sui Iuris Church: | Latin Church |
Rite: | Roman Rite |
Established: | 20 July 2005 |
Cathedral: | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Annunciation in Jaipur |
Patron: | Our Lady of the Annunciation |
Bishop: | Joseph Kallarackal |
Metro Archbishop: | Raphy Manjaly |
Emeritus Bishops: | Oswald Lewis |
Map: | Map of Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaipur.png |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaipur (Dioecesis Iaipurensis) in India was created on 20 July 2005, when the Diocese of Ajmer and Jaipur was split. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Agra. The parish church Our Lady of the Annunciation at Malviya Nagar is now the cathedral for the diocese.
The diocese covers 21 districts of the state of Rajasthan. Neighboring dioceses are the Diocese of Ajmer to the south, the Archdiocese of Delhi, the Diocese of Jalandhar and the Diocese of Simla-Chandigarh to the north, the Archdiocese of Agra and the Diocese of Gwalior to the east and Pakistan to the west.