The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Imphal ( la, Imphalen(sis)) is an

archdiocese In 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 provinces were administratively associate ...

located in the city of

Imphal Imphal ( Meitei pronunciation: /im.pʰal/; English pronunciation: ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Manipur. The metropolitan centre of the city contains the ruins of Kangla Palace (also known as Kangla Fort), the royal seat of the fo ...

in India.

History

* 29 January 1973: Established as Diocese of Kohima–Imphal from the

Diocese of Dibrugarh The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dibrugarh ( la, Dibrugarhen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Dibrugarh in the Ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guwahati, Guwahati in India. History * 12 July 1951: Established as ...

* 28 March 1980: Established as Diocese of Imphal from the Diocese of Kohima–Imphal * 10 July 1995: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Imphal

Leadership

* Arch

bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

s of Imphal (

Latin Rite Latin liturgical rites, or Western liturgical rites, are Catholic rites of public worship employed by the Latin Church, the largest particular church ''sui iuris'' of the Catholic Church, that originated in Europe where the Latin language once ...

) ** Archbishop

Dominic Lumon Archbishop Dominic Lumon was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Imphal. He retired on 7 October 2023. Early life Lumon was born on 1 June 1948 in Imphal, Manipur, India. Priesthood Lumon was Ordained a Catholic Priest on 8 February 1977. ...

(12 July 2006 – present) ** Archbishop

Joseph Mittathany Joseph Mittathany (12 July 1931 – 11 July 2022) was an Indian Roman Catholic prelate. Mittathany was born in Kalikave and was ordained to the priesthood in 1959. He served as the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tezpur, India, from 1 ...

(10 July 1995 – 12 July 2006) * Bishops of Imphal (Latin Rite) ** Bishop Joseph Mittathany (later Archbishop) (28 March 1980 – 10 July 1995)

Suffragan dioceses

Kohima Kohima (; Angami Naga: ''Kewhira'' ()), is the capital of the Northeastern Indian state of Nagaland. With a resident population of almost 100,000, it is the second largest city in the state. Originally known as ''Kewhira'', Kohima was founded ...

References

External links

GCatholic.org

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