The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dumka ( la, Dumkaën(sis)) is a

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Latin

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in the

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of the Metropolitan of

Ranchi Ranchi (, ) is the capital of the Indian state of Jharkhand. Ranchi was the centre of the Jharkhand movement, which called for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar, northern Odisha, western West Bengal and the eastern area ...

in India's

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . It ...

state. Its episcopal see is the

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of St. Paul in the city of

Dumka Dumka ( Santali: ᱫᱩᱢᱠᱟᱹ), the headquarters of the Dumka district and Santhal Pargana region, is a city in the state of Jharkhand, India. It was made the headquarters of the Santhal Pargana region, which was carved out of the Bha ...

History

* 17 January 1952: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Malda on territory split off from the Metropolitan

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 ...

* 8 August 1962: Promoted as Diocese of Dumka * Lost territory on 8 June 1978 to establish the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raiganj, to which the incumbent bishop moved * Lost territory on 27 June to establish the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Purnea The Roman Catholic Diocese of Purnea ( la, Purneaen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Purnea in the Ecclesiastical province of Patna in India. History * 27 June 1998: Established as Diocese of Purnea from the Diocese of Dumka The ...

Ordinaries

(all Latin,

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) ; ''Apostolic Prefect of Malda'' * Fr. Adam Grossi, Society of Foreign Missions (P.M.E.) (March 28, 1952 – 1962) ; ''Bishops of Dumka'' *

Leo Tigga Leo Tigga S.J. (born 31 January 1916 in Ward No. 4, Kolkata Municipal Corporation) was an Indian clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raiganj The Roman Catholic Diocese of Raiganj ( la, Raigangen(sis)) is a diocese locat ...

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(S.J.) (August 8, 1962 – June 8, 1978), later Bishop of split-off Roman Catholic Diocese of Raiganj (India) (1978.06.08 – 1986.01.29) *

Telesphore Placidus Toppo Telesphore Placidus Toppo (born 15 October 1939) is an Indian cardinal and was the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ranchi from 1984 until his resignation was accepted on 24 June 2018. A polyglot, Toppo speaks Sadri, Oraon (mo ...

(June 8, 1978 – November 8, 1984), later

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(India) (1984.11.08 – 1985.08.07), succeeding as Metropolitan Archbishop of Ranchi (1985.08.07 – ...), Vice-President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (1998 – 2002), President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (2002 – 2005), Cardinal-priest of S. Cuore di Gesù agonizzante a Vitinia (2003.10.21 004.05.23– ...), President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (2004.01.12 – 2008.02.19), Member of

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(2008.02.24 – 2014.01.15), President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (2011.01.12 – 2013.02), Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See (2012.06.23 – 2014.02.24) *

Stephen M. Tiru Stephen M. Tiru (1 December 1937 – 3 March 2012) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Khunti, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest ...

(April 18, 1986 – April 1, 1995), later Bishop of

Khunti Khunti is the headquarter of Khunti district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is in South Chotanagpur division and one of the 24 districts in the Indian state of Jharkhand. The district of Khunti was carved out of Ranchi district on 12 Sept ...

(India) (1995.04.01 – 2012.03.03) * Julius Marandi (June 14, 1997 – ...)

References

Sources and external links

GCatholic.org, with incumbent biography links

Catholic Hierarchy
Roman Catholic dioceses in India Christian organizations established in 1952 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century 1952 establishments in Bihar Christianity in Jharkhand Dumka district {{India-RC-diocese-stub