The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sambalpur ( la, Sambalpuren(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
Sambalpur in the
Ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction
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of
Cuttack-Bhubaneswar in India.
History
* 14 June 1951: Established as Diocese of Sambalpur from the
Roman Catholic 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 ...
,
Diocese of Nagpur and
Diocese of Ranchi
Leadership
*
Bishop
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s of Sambalpur (
Latin Church
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)
**
Hermann Westermann (14 June 1951 – 28 February 1974)
**
Raphael Cheenath (later Archbishop) (28 February 1974 – 1 July 1985)
**
Lucas Kerketta (17 November 1986 – 26 July 2013)
** Niranjan Sual Singh (28 September 2013 – present)
References
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in India
Christian organizations established in 1951
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Christianity in Odisha
1951 establishments in Orissa
Sambalpur
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