The Roman Catholic Diocese of Aizawl ( la, Aizavlen(sis)) is a

diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...

located in the city of

Aizawl Aizawl (; Mizo: ) is the capital of the state of Mizoram in India. Aizawl was officially established on 25 February 1890. With a population of 293,416, it is the largest city in the state. It is also the centre of administration containing all ...

in the

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Shillong Shillong () is a hill station and the capital of Meghalaya, a Indian state, state in northeastern India, which means "The Abode of Clouds". It is the headquarters of the East Khasi Hills district. Shillong is the list of most populous cities in ...

in India.

History

* 17 January 1952: Established as

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of Haflong from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Dacca * 26 June 1969: Promoted as Diocese of Silchar ** 11 January 1996: Renamed as Diocese of Aizawl

Leadership

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s of Aizawl (

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) ** Bishop Stephen Rotluanga, C.S.C. (2 October 2001 – present) **

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- Bishop

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(2000-2001) ** Bishop

Denzil Reginald D’Souza Denzil Reginald D'Souza (2 July 1929 – 25 October 2002) was an Indian clergyman and bishop for the Catholic Diocese of Aizawl. D'Souza was born in Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is ...

(11 January 1996 – 18 October 2000) * Bishops of Silchar (Latin Rite) ** Bishop Denzil Reginald D’Souza (26 June 1969 – 11 January 1996) * Prefect Apostolic of Haflong (Roman Rite) ** Fr.

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, C.S.C. (21 March 1952 – 1969)

References

External links

GCatholic.org

Catholic Hierarchy
Roman Catholic dioceses in India Christianity in Mizoram Churches in Mizoram

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Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century

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