Roman Catholic Diocese of Jashpur explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Jashpur
Latin:Dioecesis Jashpurensis
Local:जशपुर के सूबा
Country: India
Province:Raipur
Metropolitan:Raipur
Area Km2:6,457
Population:743,160
Population As Of:2006
Catholics:185,666
Catholics Percent:25
Denomination:Catholic
Sui Iuris Church:Latin Church
Rite:Roman Rite
Established:23 March 2006
Cathedral:Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary
Bishop:Emmanuel Kerketta
Metro Archbishop:Victor Henry Thakur

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jashpur (Latin: Dioecesis Jashpurensis) in India was created on March 23, 2006. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Raipur. Its first bishop was Mar Victor Kindo, previously bishop of Raigarh, who died on 12 June 2008. On December 22, 2009 Pope Benedict XVI appointed Fr. Emmanuel Kerketta, the diocesan administrator and previous Vicar General, as the new bishop of Jashpur.

The diocese covers an area of 5,838 km2 of the territory previously belonging to the Diocese of Raigarh, in Chhattisgarh state. The see has its seat in Kunkuri, where the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary is located.

The total population in the diocese is 739,780, of which 185,485 are Catholic. The diocese is subdivided into 46 parishes.

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