The Roman Catholic Diocese of Raigarh ( la, Raigarhen(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 at the Bishop's House in Kunkuri,

Raigarh Raigarh is a city in Eastern Chhattisgarh. History The tradition preserved by the ruling family of the erstwhile state of Raigarh maintains that the Raj Gond family migrated to this region from Bairagarh/Wariagarh of Chanda district of Mahara ...

. It is in the

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Raipur Raipur ( ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raipur is also the administrative headquarters of Raipur district and Raipur division, and the largest city of the state. It was a part of Madhya Pradesh before the state of Chh ...

in India.

History

On 13 December 1951, it was established as Diocese of Raigarh–Ambikapur from the Diocese of Nagpur and

Diocese of Ranchi The Ranchi Catholic Archdiocese (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Ranchiensis'') comprises the districts of Ranchi and Lohardaga of Jharkhand state, India. It was established by a decree of the Holy See dated 25 May 1927, when it was separated from the ...

. Later, on 10 November 1977, it was renamed as Diocese of Raigarh when the Diocese of Ambikapur was erected.

Leadership

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s of Raigarh (

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) ** Bishop Paul Toppo (23 March 2006 – present) ** Bishop

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(25 November 1985 – 23 March 2006) ** Bishop

Francis Ekka Francis may refer to: People *Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome *Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Francis (surname) Places * Rural M ...

(10 November 1977 – 15 March 1984) * Bishops of Raigarh – Ambikapur (Latin Rite) ** Bishop Francis Ekka (24 April 1971 – 10 November 1977) ** Bishop

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(24 December 1957 – 9 July 1970) ** Bishop

Oscar Sevrin Oscar Sevrin, 22 November 1884 in Neuville-Wanne (Belgium) – 30 April 1975 in Kunkuri, (India), was a Belgian Jesuit priest, missionary in India and successively bishop of Ranchi (Jharkhand) and Raigarh-Ambikapur (Chhattisgarh). Religious form ...

, S.J. (13 December 1951 – 8 November 1957)

References

External links

GCatholic.org

Catholic Hierarchy
Roman Catholic dioceses in India Christian organizations established in 1951 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Christianity in Chhattisgarh 1951 establishments in India Raigarh district {{India-RC-diocese-stub