The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jalpaiguri ( la, Ialpaigurien(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

Jalpaiguri Jalpaiguri is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Jalpaiguri district as well as of the Jalpaiguri division of West Bengal, covering the jurisdiction of the five districts of North Bengal. The city is loca ...

in the

Ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' + 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United State ...

Calcutta Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, the official name until 2001) is the Capital city, capital of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal, on the eastern ba ...

in India.

History

* 17 January 1952: Established as the Diocese of Jalpaiguri from the

Diocese of Dinajpur The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dinajpur ( la, Dioecesis Dinaipurensis) is a diocese located in Dinajpur District, Rajshahi Division, in the Ecclesiastical province of Dhaka in Bangladesh. History * May 25, 1927: Established as Diocese of Dinajp ...

Leadership

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 Jalpaiguri (

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 ...

) ** Bishop Clement Tirkey (31 January 2006 – present) ** Bishop

James Anthony Toppo James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambigua ...

(24 April 1971 – 4 May 2004) ** Bishop Francis Ekka (29 November 1967 – 24 April 1971) ** Bishop Ambrose Galbiati,

P.I.M.E. The Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions or PIME ( la, Pontificium Institutum pro Missionibus Exteris; it, Pontificio Istituto Missioni Estere) is a society of secular priests and lay people who dedicate their lives to missionary activities ...

(20 March 1952 – 22 March 1967)

References

External links

GCatholic.org

Catholic Hierarchy
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