The Roman Catholic Diocese of Meerut ( la, Meeruten(sis)) is a

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located in the city of

Meerut Meerut (, IAST: ''Meraṭh'') is a city in Meerut district of the western part of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city lies northeast of the national capital New Delhi, within the National Capital Region and west of the state capital ...

in the

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Agra Agra (, ) is a city on the banks of the Yamuna river in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, about south-east of the national capital New Delhi and 330 km west of the state capital Lucknow. With a population of roughly 1.6 million, Agra is ...

in India.

History

* 20 February 1956: Established as the Diocese of Meerut from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Agra

Special churches

Interior of the Sardhana Catholic Church, Sardhana

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s: **

Basilica of Our Lady of Graces Basilica of Our Lady of Graces is a Roman Catholic Church in Sardhana, 19 km north-west of Meerut, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Overview Basilica of Our Lady of Graces, also known as ''Churches among the Churches'', is dedicate ...

Sardhana Sardhana is a city and a municipal board in Meerut district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is northeast of New Delhi and 13 mi from Meerut. It is 5 km from Meerut Karnal National Highway and 12 km from National Highway 5 ...

Leadership

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s of Meerut (

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) ** Archbishop

Joseph Bartholomew Evangelisti Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...

O.F.M. Cap. The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (; postnominal abbr. O.F.M. Cap.) is a religious order of Franciscan friars within the Catholic Church, one of Three " First Orders" that reformed from the Franciscan Friars Minor Observant (OFM Obs., now OFM) ...

(29 February 1956 – 3 August 1973) ** Bishop Patrick Nair (5 April 1974 – 3 December 2008) ** Bishop Francis Kalist (3 December 2008 – 19 March 2022) Appointed Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore ** Diocesan Administrato
Fr. Valerian Pinto
(2nd May, 2022 - Present)

References

External links

GCatholic.org

Catholic Hierarchy
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