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Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Calcutta
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Calcutta ( la, Archidioecesis Calcuttensis) is an ecclesiastical Latin Church territory of the Catholic Church in India. History The archdiocese was originally erected as the Apostolic Vicariate of Bengal in 1834 by Pope Gregory XVI, and renamed as the Apostolic Vicariate of Western Bengal in 1850 by Gregory's successor, Pope Pius IX. On 1 September 1886, when the Catholic hierarchy was created in British India by Pope Leo XIII, the vicariate was elevated to the rank of metropolitan archdiocese and renamed as the "Archdiocese of Calcutta". Over the course of times the archdiocese was frequently divided and new metropolitan provinces were created: Ranchi, Guwahati and Patna. , the metropolitan province of Calcutta covers the state of West Bengal. The suffragan sees are: Asansol, Bagdogra, Baruipur, Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Krishnagar and Raiganj. The archdiocese's cathedral, the seat of its archbishop, is the Cathedral of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cathedral Of The Most Holy Rosary
The Cathedral of the Most Holy Rosary (Commonly known as the Portuguese Church) in Burrabazar, Kolkata, is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta. It is also known as the Murgihata Church and was founded in 1799. The cathedral has a decorated pediment, flanked on either side by two domed towers and an extended portico with an arched entrance way. The interior contains beautiful sculptures including 14 Stations of the Cross. Behind the altar, there are the figures of Madonna and Child. The remains of the first Archbishop of Calcutta lie below the altar. History The Cathedral of the Most Holy Rosary was founded in 1799. It is the only remaining architectural relic of Kolkata’s lesser-known Portuguese past. Commonly called the Portuguese Church today, the cathedral, painted in a combination of vivid blue and pristine white, still holds services and is currently the seat of the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta Originally built as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Guwahati
The Archdiocese of Guwahati ( la, Guvahatin(a)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Guwahati in India. The archdiocese is a metropolitan see with six suffragan dioceses in its ecclesiastical province. History * 30 March 1992: Established as Diocese of Guwahati from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Shillong–Gauhati, Diocese of Tezpur and Diocese of Tura * 10 July 1995: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guwahati Leadership * Archbishops of Guwahati ** Archbishop John Moolachira (18 January 2012–present) ** Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil, S.D.B. (10 July 1995 – 18 January 2012) * Bishops of Guwahati ** Bishop Thomas Menamparampil, S.D.B. (later Archbishop) (30 March 1992 – 10 July 1995) Suffragan dioceses * Bongaigaon * Dibrugarh * Diphu * Itanagar * Miao * Tezpur Tezpur () is a city and urban agglomeration in Sonitpur district, Assam state, India. Tezpur is located on the banks of the riv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, commercial, and financial hub of Eastern India and the main port of communication for North-East India. According to the 2011 Indian census, Kolkata is the seventh-most populous city in India, with a population of 45 lakh (4.5 million) residents within the city limits, and a population of over 1.41 crore (14.1 million) residents in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area. It is the third-most populous metropolitan area in India. In 2021, the Kolkata metropolitan area crossed 1.5 crore (15 million) registered voters. The Port of Kolkata is India's oldest operating port and its sole major riverine port. Kolkata is regarded as the cultural capital of India. Kolkata is the second largest Bengali-speaking city after Dhaka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandel
Bandel is a neighbourhood in the Hooghly district of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is founded by Portuguese settlers and falls under the jurisdiction of Chandernagore Police Commissionerate. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Bandel is a major rail junction station of Eastern Railway zone, it is 40 km from Howrah railway station. Geography Location Bandel is located at and it has an elevation of 16 m. The main river that flows by Bandel is Hooghly. The town is in Gangetic Plain. Climate Like the rest of the Ganges Delta of West Bengal, the climate is tropical wet-and-dry in nature. A prolonged hot and humid weather is the main characteristic of the climate of Bandel. The monsoon stays from early June to mid-September. Winter persists for almost three months, from mid-November to mid-February. The weather remains dry during the winter and humid during summer. Economy *Dunlop Factory: The famous Dunlop f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandel Church
The Basilica of the Holy Rosary (commonly known as Bandel Church) is one of the oldest Christian churches in West Bengal, India. Situated in Bandel, Hooghly district of West Bengal, it stands as a memorial to the Portuguese settlement in Bengal. Founded in 1599, it is dedicated to Nossa Senhora do Rosário, Our Lady of the Rosary. It is also a parish church, part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta. It is one of the most prominent historical churches in West Bengal as well as in India. History Around the middle of the 16th century, the Portuguese began using Bandel as a port. During or around 1571, they were given permission by Akbar, the Mughal emperor, to build a town in Hooghly. As they began settling around the area, their priests began to baptise the natives — by 1598, Catholics in Hooghly numbered around five thousand, including natives and mixed races. In 1579, the Portuguese built a port on the banks of the Hooghly, as well as a fort named Fort Ugolim, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cathedral
A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denominations with an episcopal hierarchy, such as the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and some Lutheran churches.New Standard Encyclopedia, 1998 by Standard Educational Corporation, Chicago, Illinois; page B-262c Church buildings embodying the functions of a cathedral first appeared in Italy, Gaul, Spain, and North Africa in the 4th century, but cathedrals did not become universal within the Western Catholic Church until the 12th century, by which time they had developed architectural forms, institutional structures, and legal identities distinct from parish churches, monastic churches, and episcopal residences. The cathedral is more important in the hierarchy than the church because it is from the cathedral that the bishop governs the area unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Raiganj
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Raiganj ( la, Raigangen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Raiganj in the Ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta, Calcutta in India. History * June 8, 1978: Established as the Diocese of Raiganj from the Diocese of Dumka Leadership * Bishops of Raiganj (Latin Rite) ** Bishop Alphonsus F. D'Souza, S.J. (January 26, 1987 – April 30, 2016) ** Bishop Leo Tigga, S.J. (June 8, 1978 – January 29, 1986) References External links GCatholic.orgWikipedia:SPS, Catholic Hierarchy Wikipedia:SPS, Roman Catholic dioceses in India Christian organizations established in 1978 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Christianity in West Bengal 1978 establishments in West Bengal Uttar Dinajpur district Raiganj {{India-RC-diocese-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Krishnagar
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Krishnagar ( la, Krishnagaren(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Krishnagar in the Ecclesiastical province of Calcutta in India. History * 1855: Established as Missio Sui Iuris of Central Bengal from the Apostolic Vicariate of Western Bengal * 1870: Promoted as Apostolic Prefecture of Central Bengal * 1 September 1886: Promoted as Diocese of Central Bengal * 1887: Renamed as Diocese of Krishnagar Leadership ;Superiors * Fr. Albino Parietti, P.I.M.E. (1855 - 30 November 1864) * Fr. Luigi Limana, P.I.M.E. (1864 - 17 March 1870) ;Apostolic prefects * Fr. Antonio Marietti, P.I.M.E. (August 1870 - 1878) * Fr. Francesco Pozzi, P.I.M.E. (April 1879 - 25 November 1886) ; Bishops of Krishnagar * Bishop Francesco Pozzi, P.I.M.E. (25 November 1886 – 22 October 1905) * Bishop Santino Taveggia, P.I.M.E. (23 August 1906 – 1927) * Bishop Stephen Ferrando, S.D.B. (later Archbishop) (9 July 1934 – 26 November 1935) * Bishop Louis La Ravoire Morr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Jalpaiguri
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jalpaiguri ( la, Ialpaigurien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Jalpaiguri in the Ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta, Calcutta in India. History * 17 January 1952: Established as the Diocese of Jalpaiguri from the Diocese of Dinajpur Leadership * Bishops of Jalpaiguri (Latin Rite) ** Bishop Clement Tirkey (31 January 2006 – present) ** Bishop James Anthony Toppo (24 April 1971 – 4 May 2004) ** Bishop Francis Ekka (29 November 1967 – 24 April 1971) ** Bishop Amerigo Galbiati, Ambrose Galbiati, P.I.M.E. (20 March 1952 – 22 March 1967) References External links GCatholic.orgWikipedia:SPS, Catholic Hierarchy Wikipedia:SPS, Roman Catholic dioceses in India Christianity in West Bengal Christian organizations established in 1952 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century 1952 establishments in West Bengal Jalpaiguri {{India-RC-diocese-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Darjeeling
The Diocese of Darjeeling is a Latin Roman Catholic suffragan diocese situated in the north east of India, in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Calcutta, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. It includes within its territory the independent (essentially Buddhist) Himalayan state of Bhutan, where Christianity is practiced by a tiny minority and proselytism is forbidden. The cathedral episcopal see is the Marian Immaculate Conception Cathedral, in Darjeeling, West Bengal state, India. Statistics As per 2014, it pastorally served 37,109 Catholics (2.6% of 1,433,000 total) on 9,521 km² in 54 parishes and 3 missions with 132 priests (82 diocesan, 50 religious), 455 lay religious (121 brothers, 334 sisters) and 40 seminarians. History * Established on 15 February 1929 as Mission sui juris of Sikkim, on territories split off from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Calcutta and Apostolic Vicariate of Tat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Baruipur
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baruipur ( la, Baruipuren(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Baruipur in the Ecclesiastical province of Calcutta in India. History * May 30, 1977: Established as Diocese of Baruipur from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Calcutta * May 17, 2019: Father Shyamal Bose, the treasurer and chancellor of the diocese, was appointed Coadjutor Bishop to assist Bishop Salvadore Lobo in the pastoral and administrative of the diocese. Saints and causes for canonisation * Ante Gabric Leadership * Bishops of Baruipur (Latin Rite) ** Bishop Shyamal Bose (May 4, 2020 - current) ** Bishop Salvadore Lobo (October 16, 1997 – May 2020) ** Bishop Linus Nirmal Gomes Linus Nirmal Gomes, S.J. (7 September 1921 – 27 February 2021) was an Indian Roman Catholic prelate, who served as the first bishop of the newly established diocese of Baruipur since 1977. He retired in 1995. Gomes was born in the village ..., S.J. (May 30, 1977 – October 31, 1995) Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Bagdogra
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bagdogra ( la, Bagdogran(us)) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Calcutta in northeastern India, yet it depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. Its episcopal see is the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd in the city of Bagdogra, West Bengal. History * Established on 14 June 1997 as Diocese of Bagdogra, on territory split off from the Diocese of Darjeeling. Statistics As per 2014, it pastorally served 55,543 Catholics (5.4% of 1,020,000 total) on 1,200 km² in 19 parishes and 55 missions with 64 priests (29 diocesan, 35 religious), 211 lay religious (46 brothers, 165 sisters) and 14 seminarians. Episcopal ordinaries (all Latin Rite) http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/bagd0.htm GCatholic.org ;''Suffragan Bishops of Bagdogra'' * Thomas D’Souza (born Idia) (14 June 1997 – 12 March 2011 ''see below''), next Coadjutor Archbishop of Calcutta (India) (2011.03.12 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
