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{{Short description, None This article gives a list of the territories of the dioceses of the
Catholic Church in India The Catholic Church in India is part of the worldwide Catholic Church under the leadership of the Pope (''Romanus Pontifex''). There are over 20 million Catholics in India,
. Each diocese is administered by a bishop. Dioceses are further grouped into ecclesiastical provinces. The most important diocese of the province is the archdiocese and the bishop of this diocese is an
archbishop In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdi ...
. While they each usually consist of a few Indian civil districts, dioceses can range in size from just a portion of a district to spanning entire states. The civil district should not be confused with ecclesiastical district or
deanery A deanery (or decanate) is an ecclesiastical entity in the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, the Evangelical Church in Germany, and the Church of Norway. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residenc ...
, which is another type of subdivision of a diocese. All Catholics in India are under the authority of the respective Syro-Malankara,
Syro-Malabar lat, Ecclesia Syrorum-Malabarensium mal, മലബാറിലെ സുറിയാനി സഭ , native_name_lang=, image = St. Thomas' Cross (Chennai, St. Thomas Mount).jpg , caption = The Mar Thoma Nasrani Sl ...
or Latin bishop. Only in the Syro-Malabar dioceses of Adilabad, Bijnor, Chanda, Gorakhpur, Jagdalpur, Rajkot, Sagar, Satna and Ujjain, the authority of the Syro-Malabar bishop is over both, Syro-Malabar and Latin rite Catholics. In the following, the names listed after the name of the state or union territory are the names of civil districts, unless otherwise mentioned. Some newly-created districts may be missing from this list.


Latin Ecclesiastical Provinces


Province of Agra

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Archdiocese of Agra The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agra ( la, Agraën(sis)) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese in northern India's Uttar Pradesh state. It comproses the following districts in Uttar Pradesh: Agra, Aligarh, Auraiya, Budaun, Bulandshahr, Etah, E ...
** Uttar Pradesh: Agra, Aligarh, Auraiya, Budaun, Bulandshahr, Etah, Etawah, Farrukhabad, Firozabad, Gautam Buddh Nagar,
Hathras Hathras is a historical city in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is also the headquarters of Hathras district, formed on 3 May 1997 by merging parts of Aligarh, Mathura and Agra. It is a part of the Aligarh Division. The primary spoken language is a ...
, Kannauj,
Kasganj Kasganj is a city and the district headquarters of Kasganj district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The district was formed by grouping three Tehsils at 17 April 2008 . History Kasganj, which lies in the historical region of Braj, was al ...
, Mainpuri and Mathura ** Rajasthan: Bharatpur and Dholpur * Diocese of Ajmer ** Rajasthan: Ajmer, Jodhpur, Kota, Barmer, Bundi,
Jalore Jalore () (ISO 15919 : ''Jālora'' ), also known as ''Granite City'', is a city in the western Indian state of Rajasthan. It is the administrative headquarters of Jalore District. It has a river known as Jawai Nadi. Jalore lies to south of Su ...
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Jhalawar Jhalawar () is a city, municipal council and headquarter in Jhalawar district of the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located in the southeastern part of the state. It was the capital of the former princely state of Jhalawar, and is the admin ...
, Pali, Sirohi, Tonk, Jaisalmer and Baran * Diocese of Allahabad ** Uttar Pradesh:
Allahabad Allahabad (), officially known as Prayagraj, also known as Ilahabad, is a metropolis in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.The other five cities were: Agra, Kanpur (Cawnpore), Lucknow, Meerut, and Varanasi (Benares). It is the administrat ...
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Ambedkar Nagar Ambedkar Nagar is a district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. This district is a part of Faizabad division (officially ''Ayodhya division'') in the Awadh region of the state. This district was established on 29 September 1995 by carvin ...
, Amethi, Faizabad, Fatehpur, Kanpur City, Kanpur Dehat (Akbarpur), Kaushambi,
Mirzapur Mirzapur () is a city in Uttar Pradesh, India, 827 km from Delhi and 733 km from Kolkata, almost 91 km from Prayagraj (formally known as Allahabad) and 61 km from Varanasi. It is known for its carpets and brassware industries, and the folk ...
, Pratapgarh,
Raebareli Raebareli is a city in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Raebareli district and a part of Lucknow Division. The city is situated on the banks of the Sai river, southeast of Lucknow. It possesses many arc ...
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Sonbhadra Sonbhadra or ''Sonebhadra'' is the second largest district by area of Uttar Pradesh after Lakhimpur Kheri. It is the only district in India which borders four states, namely Madhya Pradesh to the west, Chhattishgarh to the south, Jharkhand in t ...
and Sultanpur * Diocese of Bareilly ** Uttar Pradesh: Bareilly, Shahjahanpur and
Pilibhit Pilibhit is a city and a municipal board of Pilibhit district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Pilibhit is the north-easternmost district of Bareilly division, situated in the Rohilkhand region of the sub-Himalayan Plateau belt next to f ...
** Uttarakhand: Almora, Bageshwar, Champawat, Nainital, Pithoragarh and
Udham Singh Nagar Udham Singh Nagar District (officially District of Udham Singh Nagar )is a district of Uttarakhand state in northern India. Rudrapur is the district headquarters. This district consists of nine Tehsils named Bajpur, Gadarpur, Rudrapur, Jaspu ...
* Diocese of Bijnor ** Uttar Pradesh:
Bijnor Bijnor is a city and a municipal board in Bijnor district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, IndiaDhampur Dhampur is a city and a municipal board in Bijnor district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located at , and lies in Northern India. History In 1805, Dhampur was sacked by Pindaris. The Indian sugar company Dhampur Sugar Mills f ...
division) ** Uttarakhand: Pauri Garhwal, Rudraprayag, Tehri Garhwal, Chamoli, Uttarkashi and a portion of Haridwar * Diocese of Gorakhpur ** Uttar Pradesh: Gorakhpur, Deoria,
Sant Kabir Nagar Sant Kabir Nagar district is one of the 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. Khalilabad is the district headquarters. Sant Kabir Nagar district is a part of Basti division. The total area of Sant Kabir Nagar district is . Eco ...
, Basti, Kushinagar, Maharajganj and
Siddharthnagar Siddharthnagar also known as Naugarh is a city and the district headquarters of Siddharthnagar in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is one of the five Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Siddharthnagar district, though the constituency has been renamed to Ka ...
* Diocese of Jaipur ** Rajasthan: Jaipur, Karauli, Sawai Madhopur, Dausa,
Alwar Alwar (Pronunciation: Help:IPA/Hindi and Urdu, lʋəɾ is a city located in India's National Capital Region (India), National Capital Region and the administrative headquarters of Alwar district, Alwar District in the state of Rajasthan. ...
, Sikar,
Jhunjhunu Jhunjhunu is a city and capital of Jhunjhunu district in the state of Rajasthan. This city is in the northern state of Rajasthan, India and the administrative headquarters of Jhunjhunu District. History Jhunjhunu is a very old and historical ...
, Bikaner,
Nagaur Nagaur is a city and municipal council in Nagaur district of the state of Rajasthan in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Nagaur District. The Nagaur city lies about midway between Jodhpur and Bikaner. Nagaur is famous for spices ...
, Churu, Hanumangarh and
Sri Ganganagar Sri Ganganagar is a planned city and the northernmost city of the Indian state of Rajasthan, near the international border of India and Pakistan. It is the administrative headquarters of Sri Ganganagar district. It is named after Maharaja Shri ...
* Diocese of Jhansi ** Uttar Pradesh: Jhansi, Lalitpur, Jalaun,
Banda Banda may refer to: People *Banda (surname) *Banda Prakash (born 1954), Indian politician *Banda Kanakalingeshwara Rao (1907–1968), Indian actor *Banda Karthika Reddy (born 1977), Indian politician *Banda Singh Bahadur (1670–1716), Sikh warr ...
, Chitrakoot, Hamirpur and Mahoba * Diocese of Lucknow ** Uttar Pradesh: Lucknow, Unnao, Barabanki, Gonda, Bahraich, Sitapur, Hardoi, Balrampur, Shravasti and
Kheri Kheri is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in Lakhimpur Kheri district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. History According to the 1908 British publication "The Imperial Gazetteer of India"(volume: XV): '' . H. Butler, Settlement Report (1901) ...
* Diocese of Meerut ** Uttar Pradesh: Meerut, Muzaffarnagar,
Saharanpur Saharanpur is a city and a municipal corporation in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is also the administrative headquarters of Saharanpur district. Saharanpur city's name was given after the Saint Shah Haroon Chishti. Saharanpur is declared as on ...
, Moradabad, Rampur,
Jyotiba Phule Nagar Amroha district is one of the 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. Amroha town is the district headquarters. According to the Government of India, the district is one of the Minority Concentrated Districts on the basis of the ...
, Ghaziabad, Baghpat and the Tehsil of
Dhampur Dhampur is a city and a municipal board in Bijnor district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located at , and lies in Northern India. History In 1805, Dhampur was sacked by Pindaris. The Indian sugar company Dhampur Sugar Mills f ...
of
Bijnor Bijnor is a city and a municipal board in Bijnor district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, IndiaUttarakhand:
Dehradun Dehradun () is the capital and the most populous city of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and is governed by the Dehradun Municipal Corporation, with the Uttarakhand Legislative As ...
and Haridwar *
Diocese of Udaipur The Roman Catholic Diocese of Udaipur ( la, Udaipuren(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Udaipur in the Ecclesiastical province of Agra in India. History * 3 December 1984: Established as Diocese of Udaipur from the Diocese of Ajmer ...
** Rajasthan: Udaipur, Rajsamand, Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Dungarpur, Pratapgarh and Banswara ** Madhya Pradesh: Tehsil of Thandla (
Jhabua district Jhabua is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The town of Jhabua is the administrative headquarters of the district. Geography Jhabua district lies in the western part of Madhya Pradesh. It is surrounded by Dahod and Chhota U ...
) * Diocese of Varanasi ** Uttar Pradesh: Varanasi,
Azamgarh Azamgarh is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Azamgarh division, which consists of Ballia, Mau and Azamgarh districts. Azamgarh is situated on the bank of Tamsa River (Tons). It is located east of the st ...
, Ballia, Bhadohi, Chandauli, Ghazipur, Jaunpur and
Mau Mau may refer to: Places Kenya * Mau Escarpment * Mau Forest India * Mau, Bhind, a town in Madhya Pradesh * Mau, Mawal, Pune district, Marahrashtra * Mau, Punjab, a village in Punjab * Mau, Uttar Pradesh, India * Mau district, Uttar P ...


Province of Bangalore

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Archdiocese of Bangalore The Roman Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Metropolitan bishop, Metropolitan Diocese, Archdiocese of Bangalore ( la, Archidioecesis Bangalorensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in India. It was erected as pro- ...
** Karnataka: Bangalore, Kolar, Bangalore rural, Chikbulapur, Ramanagara and Tumkur *
Diocese of Belgaum The Roman Catholic Diocese of Belgaum ( la, Belgaumen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Belgaum in the ecclesiastical province of Bangalore in India. History The Belgaum Diocese was erected on 19 September 1953 by the papal bull ''Su ...
** Karnataka:
Belgaum Belgaum (ISO 15919, ISO: ''Bēḷagāma''; also Belgaon and officially known as Belagavi) is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka located in its northern part along the Western Ghats. It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous ...
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Bagalkot Bagalakote, is a city in the state of Karnataka, India, which is also the headquarters of Bagalakote district. It is situated on branch of River Ghataprabha about 481 km (299 mi) northwest of state capital Bengaluru, 410 km (2 ...
, Dharwad, Gadag and Haveri **
Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
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Chandgad Chandgad is a Small city and tehsil headquarters of chandgad taluka, of Kolhapur district that is in the Indian state of Maharashtra. This is a small city having a population of about 12,000. This place is 110  km from Kolhapur but only 3 ...
taluka in Kolhapur District *
Diocese of Bellary The Diocese of Bellary ( la, Bellaryen(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in India. Its episcopal see is Bellary. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Ar ...
** Karnataka: Bellary, Raichur and Koppal *
Diocese of Chikmagalur The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chikmagalur ( la, Chikmagaluren(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Chikmagalur in the Ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangalore, Bangalore in India. History * 16 November 1963: Est ...
** Karnataka: Chikmagalur and
Hassan Hassan, Hasan, Hassane, Haasana, Hassaan, Asan, Hassun, Hasun, Hassen, Hasson or Hasani may refer to: People *Hassan (given name), Arabic given name and a list of people with that given name *Hassan (surname), Arabic, Jewish, Irish, and Scottis ...
* Diocese of Gulbarga ** Karnataka: Bidar, Kalaburagi, Yadgir and
Bijapur Bijapur, officially known as Vijayapura, is the district headquarters of Bijapur district of the Karnataka state of India. It is also the headquarters for Bijapur Taluk. Bijapur city is well known for its historical monuments of architectural ...
* Diocese of Karwar ** Karnataka: Uttara Kannada (North Canara) * Diocese of Mangalore ** Karnataka: Dakshina Kannada (South Canara) ** Kerala: Kasargod and
Manjeshwaram Manjeshwar is a town and a minor port in Kasaragod district at the northern tip of Kerala. It is situated at a distance of from the state capital Thiruvananthapuram, north of district HQ Kasaragod and south of Mangalore city in neighbou ...
talukas of Kasargod * Diocese of Mysore ** Karnataka: Mysore, Mandya,
Coorg Kodagu (also known by its former name Coorg) is an administrative district in the Karnataka state of India. Before 1956, it was an administratively separate Coorg State, at which point it was merged into an enlarged Mysore State. It occupies ...
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Chamarajanagar Chamarajanagar or Chamarajanagara is a town in the southern part of Karnataka, India. Named after Chamaraja Wodeyar IX, the erstwhile king of Mysore, previously known as 'Arikottara'. Chamarajanagara is the headquarters of Chamarajanagar distr ...
* Diocese of Shimoga ** Karnataka: Shimoga, Chitradurga and
Davangere Davanagere is a city in the centre of the southern Indian state of Karnataka. It is the seventh largest city in the state, and the administrative headquarters of eponymous Davangere district. Hitherto being a cotton hub and hence popularly known ...
* Diocese of Udupi ** Karnataka: Udupi


Province of Bhopal

* Archdiocese of Bhopal ** Madhya Pradesh: Bhopal,
Harda Harda is a town and a municipality in Harda district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Harda is the administrative headquarters of Harda. History Mughal period During the Mughal period, Harda was a mahal in the Handia sarkar. In 1742 ...
, Hoshangabad and
Sehore Sehore is a city and a municipality in Sehore district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the district headquarters of Sehore District and is located on the Bhopal-Indore highway, 38 km from Bhopal. History Sehore stands at the f ...
* Diocese of Gwalior ** Madhya Pradesh: Bhind,
Datia Datia is the district headquarter of the Datia District in north central Madhya Pradesh,a state of Central India. It is an ancient town, mentioned in the Mahabharata ruled by King Dantavakra. The city is 78 km from Gwalior, 325  ...
, Gwalior,
Morena Morena is the headquarter city of Morena district, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is governed by a municipality corporation. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Chambal division. It is from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. G ...
, Sheopur and Shivpuri *
Diocese of Indore The Roman Catholic Diocese of Indore is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church based in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. Founded in 1952 and spread over 3 civil districts of western Madhya Pradesh, it serves an area of 19,073 km². The bish ...
** Madhya Pradesh: Indore, Dewas and Dhar except the Tehshil of Sardarpur * Diocese of Jabalpur ** Madhya Pradesh: Jabalpur, Damoh, Mandla, Shahdol,
Narsinghpur Narsinghpur is a city in Madhya Pradesh in central India. It comes under Jabalpur division. Narsinghpur has a large temple dedicated to Lord Narsingh As of 2001, Narsinghpur is the most literate district of the state. History Prehistory ...
, Dindori, Umaria, Katni,
Anuppur Anuppur is a City in northeastern Madhya Pradesh state of central India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Anuppur tehsil and Anuppur District. Previously, it was in Shahdol district. Geography Anuppur is located at . It has an aver ...
and the Tahsil of Lakhnadon in Seoni district * Diocese of Jhabua ** Madhya Pradesh: Jhabua,
Alirajpur Alirajpur is a city in the Alirajpur tehsil in Alirajpur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. Alirajpur State was formerly a princely state of India, under the Bhopawar Agency in Central India. It lay in the Malwa region of Madhya Pra ...
, Ratlam,
Mandsaur Mandsaur is a city and a municipality in Mandsaur district located on Border of Mewar and Malwa Malwa is a historical region of west-central India occupying a plateau of volcanic origin. Geologically, the Malwa Plateau generally refers ...
, Neemuch and Sardarpur Tehsil of Dhar district * Diocese of Khandwa ** Madhya Pradesh: Khandwa (East Nimar), Bhurhanpur, Barwani and Khargone (West Nimar) * Diocese of Sagar ** Madhya Pradesh: Sagar,
Raisen Raisen is a town and a municipality in Raisen district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Raisen District. Raisen takes its name from the massive fort at the top of a hill. The town is located at the ...
, Vidisha, Ashoknagar and Guna * Diocese of Satna ** Madhya Pradesh:
Chhatarpur Chhatarpur is a city and a municipality in Chhatarpur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Chhatarpur District. Chhatarpur is a city and a municipality in Chhatarpur district in the state of ...
, Niwari, Rewa,
Panna Panna can refer to: * Paññā is Pali for "wisdom"; the Sanskrit version is ''Prajñā'' Food * Aam panna, an Indian drink made from mangoes * Panna cotta ("cooked cream"), an Italian dessert * Panna (water), an Italian bottled water Places * ...
, Satna,
Sidhi Sidhi is a town and a municipality in Sidhi district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the headquarters of the Sidhi district. Geography Sidhi is located at . It has an average elevation of 272 metres (892 feet) and cove ...
, Tikamgarh and
Singrauli Singrauli is a city in Singrauli district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and Commissionaire of Rewa. It lies about from the district headquarters of Waidhan. It was also the capital of erstwhile princely state of Singrauli. Demographics ...
* Diocese of Ujjain ** Madhya Pradesh:
Ujjain Ujjain (, Hindustani language, Hindustani pronunciation: Help:IPA/Hindi and Urdu, d͡ːʒɛːn is a city in Ujjain district of the States and territories of India, Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the fifth-largest city in Madhya Prad ...
, Shajapur and Rajgarh


Province of Bombay

* Archdiocese of Bombay **
Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
: Mumbai City,
Mumbai Suburban Mumbai Suburban district (Marathi: ''Mumbai Upanagar Jilhā'') is the second most populous district of Maharashtra in the Konkan Division. With its administrative headquarters in Bandra, the district consists of three subdivisions or tehsils (t ...
, Raigad and Thane except
Bhiwandi Bhiwandi () is a city in the Thane district in Maharashtra, India. It is located northeast of Mumbai and northeast of the city of Thane. The city is a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Bhiwandi is a commercial city and a major trade ce ...
and Shahapur talukas * Syro-Malabar Diocese of Kalyan **
Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
: Mumbai City,
Mumbai Suburban Mumbai Suburban district (Marathi: ''Mumbai Upanagar Jilhā'') is the second most populous district of Maharashtra in the Konkan Division. With its administrative headquarters in Bandra, the district consists of three subdivisions or tehsils (t ...
, Thane, Raigad, Pune, Kolhapur, Satara, Solapur, Sangli, Sindhudurg,
Ratnagiri Ratnagiri (IAST:Ratnāgirī ; ət̪n̪aːɡiɾiː is a port city on the Arabian Sea coast in Ratnagiri District in the southwestern part of Maharashtra, India. The district is a part of Konkan division of Maharashtra. The city is known for ...
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Nasik Nashik (, Marathi: aːʃik, also called as Nasik ) is a city in the northern region of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Situated on the banks of river Godavari, Nashik is the third largest city in Maharashtra, after Mumbai and Pune. Nashik ...
, Dhule, Jalgaon,
Nandurbar Nandurbar is a city and a municipal council in Nandurbar district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Maharashtra. Nandurbar municipal corporation is the first municipal corporation. Nandurbar is an administrative district ...
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Ahmednagar Ahmednagar (), is a city located in the Ahmednagar district in the state of Maharashtra, India, about 120 km northeast of Pune and 114 km from Aurangabad. Ahmednagar takes its name from Ahmad Nizam Shah I, who founded the town in 1494 ...
* Diocese of Nashik **
Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
: Nashik, Dhule, Jalgaon,
Nandurbar Nandurbar is a city and a municipal council in Nandurbar district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Maharashtra. Nandurbar municipal corporation is the first municipal corporation. Nandurbar is an administrative district ...
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Ahmednagar Ahmednagar (), is a city located in the Ahmednagar district in the state of Maharashtra, India, about 120 km northeast of Pune and 114 km from Aurangabad. Ahmednagar takes its name from Ahmad Nizam Shah I, who founded the town in 1494 ...
* Diocese of Poona **
Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
: Pune, Sangli, Satara and Solapur and the parish of Kolhapur * Diocese of Vasai **
Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
: Palghar district and
Bhiwandi Bhiwandi () is a city in the Thane district in Maharashtra, India. It is located northeast of Mumbai and northeast of the city of Thane. The city is a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Bhiwandi is a commercial city and a major trade ce ...
and Shahapur talukas of Thane


Province of Calcutta

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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 ...
** West Bengal: Kolkata,
North 24 Parganas North 24 Parganas (abv. 24 PGS (N)) or sometimes North Twenty Four Parganas is a district in southern West Bengal, of eastern India. North 24 Parganas extends in the tropical zone from latitude 22° 11′ 6″ north to 23° 15′ 2″ north and f ...
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Howrah Howrah (, , alternatively spelled as Haora) is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. Howrah is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River opposite its twin city of Kolkata. Administratively it lies within Howrah district, and is th ...
, Hooghly,
East Midnapore Purba Medinipur (English: ''East Medinipur'', alternative spelling ''Midnapore'') district is an administrative unit in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the southernmost district of Medinipur division – one of the five administrative d ...
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West Midnapore Paschim Medinipur district or West Midnapore district (also known as Midnapore West) is one of the districts of the state of West Bengal, India. It was formed on 1 January 2002 after the Partition of Midnapore into Paschim Medinipur and Purba M ...
and parts of Bankura. * Diocese of Asansol ** West Bengal:
Burdwan district Bardhaman district (, ; also spelled Burdwan or Barddhaman or Vardhaman) was a district in West Bengal. On 7 April 2017, the district was bifurcated into two districts: Purba Bardhaman and Paschim Bardhaman district. The headquarters of the dist ...
, nine blocks of Bankura district and 10 blocks of Birbhum district * Diocese of Bagdogra ** West Bengal: One sub-division (
Siliguri Siliguri, ) is a major tier-II city in West Bengal. It forms twin cities, "Twin Cities" with the neighboring district capital of Jalpaiguri. The city spans areas of the Darjeeling district, Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri districts in the Indian sta ...
) and part of another ( Kurseong) among the four sub-divisions of Darjeeling district * Diocese of Baruipur ** West Bengal: South 24 Parganas district, small parts of Kolkata and of
North 24 Parganas district North 24 Parganas (abv. 24 PGS (N)) or sometimes North Twenty Four Parganas is a district in southern West Bengal, of eastern India. North 24 Parganas extends in the tropical zone from latitude 22° 11′ 6″ north to 23° 15′ 2″ north and f ...
* Diocese of Darjeeling ** West Bengal: Three hill sub-divisions of Darjeeling district: Darjeeling, Kurseong and
Kalimpong Kalimpong (Hindi: कलिम्पोंग) is a town and the headquarters of an eponymous district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located at an average elevation of . The town is the headquarters of the Kalimpong district. The re ...
** Sikkim: Entire state **
Kingdom of Bhutan Bhutan (; dz, འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, Druk Yul ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan,), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is situated in the Eastern Himalayas, between China in the north and India in the south. A mountainous ...
: Entire country * Diocese of Jalpaiguri ** West Bengal: Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar * Diocese of Krishnagar ** West Bengal: Nadia and Murshidabad * Diocese of Raiganj ** West Bengal: North Dinajpur,
South Dinajpur Dakshin Dinajpur () or South Dinajpur is a district in the Indian state of West Bengal, India. It was created on 1 April 1992 by the division of the erstwhile West Dinajpur District. The Headquarter (sadar) of the district is at Balurghat. It ...
and Malda


Province of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar

* Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar ** Orissa: Cuttack,
Jajpur Jajpur (also known as Jajapur) is a town and a municipality in Jajpur district in the Indian state of Odisha. It was the capital of the Kesari dynasty, later supplanted by Cuttack. Now, it is the headquarter of Jajpur district. Etymology and ...
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Jagatsinghpur Jagatsinghpur is a city and a municipality in Jagatsinghpur district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is also the headquarters of Jagatsinghpur district. It got the recognition as a new district on 1 April 1993 formerly it was a sub-division of ...
, Kendrapara, Khurda, Phulbani (Kandhamal),
Boudh Boudh is a town and a Notified Area Council in Boudh district in the state of Odisha, India. It is the district headquarters of Boudh district. It is located on the bank of Mahanadi, the largest river of the state of Odisha. Geography Boudh ...
, Nayagarh and Puri * Diocese of Balasore ** Orissa: Bhadrak,
Balasore Balasore or Baleswara is a city in the state of Odisha, about north of the state capital Bhubaneswar and from Kolkata, in eastern India. It is the largest town of northern Odisha and the administrative headquarters of Balasore district. It i ...
, Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar * Diocese of Berhampur ** Orissa: Ganjam and Gajapati * Diocese of Rayagada ** Orissa: Nuapada, Koraput, Rayagada,
Nabarangapur Nabarangpur is a town, villa city and a municipality in Nabarangapur district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the headquarters of Nabarangpur district. It helps GMR Group of his Nabarangpur. Geography and Climate Nabarangpur is situated ...
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Malkangiri Malkangiri historically known as 'Malikamardhangiri' is a town and a Municipality in Malkangiri district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the headquarters of the Malkangiri district. Malkangiri is the new home of the East Pakistani refugee ...
and Kalahandi * Diocese of Rourkela ** Orissa:
Sundergarh Sundergarh is a town in Sundergarh district of the Indian state of Odisha. As of 2011 census, the municipality had a population of 45,036. Sundargarh is recognized as an industrial district in Odisha. Steel, fertilizer, cement, ferrovanadium, ...
* Diocese of Sambalpur ** Orissa: Sambalpur,
Anugul Angul (also known as Anugul) is a town and a municipality and the headquarters of Angul district in the state of Odisha, India. Angul has an average elevation of above sea level. The total geographical area of the district is 6232 km2. ...
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Bargarh Bargarh is a city and municipality in Bargarh district in the state of odisha in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Bargarh District. Bargarh is popularly known for intensive cultivation of 'paddy', therefore called "Bhata Handi" o ...
, Balangir,
Debagarh Debagarh, also known as Deogarh, is a city in Odisha state of eastern India. Located in the North-Western region of the state, it is the headquarters of Debagarh District that was created on 1 January 1994, after being bifurcated from Sambal ...
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Dhenkanal Dhenkanal is a town and a municipality in Dhenkanal district in the state of Odisha, India. Geography Dhenkanal is at . It has an average elevation of 80 metres (262 feet). Demographics As per the 2011 India census, Dhenkanal had a p ...
, Jharsuguda and Sonapur


Province of Delhi

* Archdiocese of Delhi ** Delhi: Entire National Capital Territory ** Haryana: Faridabad,
Gurgaon Gurgaon (pronunciation: ʊɽɡãːw, officially named Gurugram (pronunciation: ʊɾʊɡɾaːm, is a city located in the northern Indian state of Haryana. It is situated near the Delhi–Haryana border, about southwest of the nationa ...
, Jhajjar,
Mahendragarh Mahendragarh is a city and a municipal committee in Mahendragarh district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is from Gurgaon and comes under National Capital Region (India). Etymology Earlier named ''kanaud'', in early 1860s it was renamed ...
, Nuh,
Rewari Rewari is a city and a Municipal Council in Rewari district in the Indian state of Haryana. King of Rewari is Rao Onkar Singh.It is located in south-west Haryana around 82 km from Delhi
, Rohtak and Sonepat * Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar **
Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to: * Kashmir, the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent * Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory * Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered ...
: Entire union territory ** Ladakh: Entire union territory *
Diocese of Jalandhar The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jalandhar / Jullundur ( la, Iullunduren(sis)) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church, located in the city of Jalandhar in the ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Delhi, Delhi in Indi ...
** Punjab:
Amritsar Amritsar (), historically also known as Rāmdāspur and colloquially as ''Ambarsar'', is the second largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. It is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre, located in the Majha r ...
, Faridkot, Ferozepore, Fazilka, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Ludhiana, Moga, Muktsar,
Nawanshahar Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district is one of twenty-three districts of state of Punjab, India. It is located in Doaba region. It consists of three subdivisions, Nawanshahr, Banga, and Balachaur. There are three legislative seats in the district ...
, Tarn Taran and Pathankot districts and Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Ropar district ** Himachal Pradesh:
Chamba Chamba may refer to: People *Gilberto Chamba (born 1961), Ecuadorian serial killer *Jessica Chamba (born 1981), European activist Places Ghana *Chamba, a town in the Northern Region India *Chamba (Vidhan Sabha constituency), Himachal Pradesh *Ch ...
, Hamirpur, Kangra and Una * Diocese of Simla and Chandigarh ** Himachal Pradesh:
Kinnaur Kinnaur is one of the twelve administrative districts of the state of Himachal Pradesh in northern India. The district is divided into three administrative areas (Kalpa, Nichar (Bhabanagar), and Pooh) and has six tehsils. The administrative he ...
, Lahaul-Spiti, Kullu,
Mandi Mandi may refer to: Places * Mandı, Azerbaijan India * Mandi, Jammu and Kashmir, a town on the Mandi River in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir * Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, a city in Himachal Pradesh ** Mandi State, former princely sta ...
, Bilaspur, Shimla,
Solan Solan is a city in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh and the district headquarters of Solan district. It is located south of the state capital, Shimla. Solan has an average elevation of . The city is situated between Chandigarh (joint capi ...
and Sirmour ** Haryana: Panchkula, Ambala, Yamunanagar,
Kurukshetra Kurukshetra (, ) is a city and administrative headquarter of Kurukshetra district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is also known as Dharmakshetra ("Realm of duty ") and as the "Land of the Bhagavad Gita". Legends According to the Pura ...
, Karnal,
Panipat Panipat () is a historic city in Haryana, India. It is 95 km north of Delhi and 169 km south of Chandigarh on List of National Highways in India, NH-1. The three major battles fought in First Battle of Panipat, 1526, Second Battle of ...
, Kaithal, Jind, Hissar,
Bhiwani Bhiwani is a city and a municipal council in Bhiwani district in the state of Haryana, Bhiwani was also known as "Gate of Rajputana". Besides being a seat of spiritual learning, the city is at the centre of regional politics and hometown of t ...
, Fatehabad and Sirsa ** Punjab: Patiala, Sangrur, Mansa, Bhatinda,
Fatehgarh Sahib Fatehgarh Sahib is a city and a sacred pilgrimage site of Sikhism in the north west Indian state of Punjab. It is the headquarters of Fatehgarh Sahib district, located about north of Sirhind. Fatehgarh Sahib is named after Fateh Singh, the 7-y ...
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Barnala Barnala is a city in the state of Punjab of India. Barnala city serves as the headquarters of the Barnala district which was formed in 2006. Prior to formation of Barnala district, this city was located in Sangrur district. It is situated ne ...
and Ropar ** Chandigarh: Entire union territory


Province of Gandhinagar

* Archdiocese of Gandhinagar ** Gujarat: Gandhinagar, Mehsana,
Patan Patan may refer to several places in Afghanistan, India and Nepal: Afghanistan *Patan, Afghanistan India * Patan district, in the state of Gujarat * Patan, Gujarat, the main city of the eponymous district * Patan was the ancient capital of Gujara ...
, Banaskantha,
Aravalli Aravalli may refer to: * Aravalli Range, a Mountain range in North-West India * Aravalli, West Godavari, a village in Andhra Pradesh, India * Aravalli district Aravalli district is a district in the state of Gujarat in India that came into being ...
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Sabarkantha Sabarkantha district is one of the 33 districts of Gujarat state of India and is located in the northeastern part of the state. The administrative headquarters of the district are located in Himatnagar. Geography Sabarkantha District is bounded ...
* Diocese of Ahmedabad ** Gujarat:
Ahmedabad Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati: Amdavad ) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per t ...
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Anand Anand may refer to: People * Anand (name), a surname and given name (including a list of people with the name) * Anand (actor), Indian actor * Anand (Maoist), Indian communist * Anand (writer) (born 1936), Indian Malayalam writer Places * Anand ...
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Nadiad Nadiad is a city in the state of Gujarat, India and the administrative centre of the Kheda district. The city is managed by the Nadiad Municipality. It is known for the Santram Mandir, the Mai Mandir,
* Diocese of Baroda ** Gujarat:
Bharuch Bharuch (), formerly known as Broach, is a city at the mouth of the river Narmada in Gujarat in western India. Bharuch is the administrative headquarters of Bharuch District. The city of Bharuch and surroundings have been settled since tim ...
, Dahod, Dangs,
Godhra Godhra is a municipality in Panchmahal district in Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Panchmahal district. Originally the name came from ''gou'' which means "cow" and ''dhara''- which have two meanings dependi ...
, Narmada, Navsari,
Surat Surat is a city in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The word Surat literally means ''face'' in Gujarati and Hindi. Located on the banks of the river Tapti near its confluence with the Arabian Sea, it used to be a large seaport. It is now ...
, Tapi, Vadodara and Valsad * Diocese of Rajkot ** Gujarat: Amreli,
Bhavnagar Bhavnagar is a city in the Bhavnagar district of the Saurashtra region of Gujarat, a States of India, state of India. It was founded in 1723 by Gohil Koli, Bhavsinhji Takhtasinhji Gohil (1703–1764). It was the capital of Bhavnagar State, whi ...
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Jamnagar Jamnagar () is a city located on the western coast of India in the state of Gujarat of Saurashtra (region), Saurashtra region. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jamnagar district and the fifth largest city in Gujarat. The city lies ...
, Junagadh,
Porbandar Porbandar is a city in the States and territories of India, Indian state of Gujarat, perhaps best known for being the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi and Sudama. It is the administrative center of the Porbandar District and it was the former capi ...
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Rajkot Rajkot () is the fourth-largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat after Ahmedabad, Vadodara, and Surat, and is in the centre of the Saurashtra region of Gujarat. Rajkot is the 35th-largest metropolitan area in India, with a population of ...
, Surendranagar and Kutchch


Province of Goa and Daman

* Archdiocese of Goa and Daman ** Goa: Entire state ** Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu: Entire union territory * Diocese of Sindhudurg **
Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
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Ratnagiri Ratnagiri (IAST:Ratnāgirī ; ət̪n̪aːɡiɾiː is a port city on the Arabian Sea coast in Ratnagiri District in the southwestern part of Maharashtra, India. The district is a part of Konkan division of Maharashtra. The city is known for ...
and Sindhudurg districts and Kolhapur district (except the city of Kolhapur)


Province of Guwahati

* Archdiocese of Guwahati ** Assam: Nagaon, Morigaon, Kamrup,
Kamrup Metropolitan Kamrup Metropolitan district is one of the 35 districts in Assam state in north-eastern India. It was carved out of the erstwhile undivided Kamrup district in 2003 and covers an area equivalent to the area under the jurisdiction of the Guwahati ...
and Goalpara * Diocese of Bongaigaon ** Assam:
Nalbari Nalbari (Pron: nɔ:lˈbɑ:rɪ) is a town and a municipal board in Nalbari district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Assam. Nalbari town is also the headquarters of Nalbari district, Nalbari District. The town is one of ma ...
, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa and Dhubri *
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 ...
** Assam:
Tinsukia Tinsukia (Pron: ˌtɪnˈsʊkiə) is an industrial town. It is situated north-east of Guwahati and away from the border with Arunachal Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Tinsukia District of Assam, India. History During th ...
, Dibrugarh,
Sivasagar Sivasagar (Pron: or ) ("the sea of Shiva"), is a city in and headquarters of the Sivasagar district, Assam. Sivasagar is situated about 360 kilometers (224 mi) northeast of Guwahati. It is well known for its Ahom palaces and monuments. Si ...
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Jorhat Jorhat ( ) is one of the important cities and a growing urban centre in the state of Assam in India. Etymology Jorhat ("jor" means twin and "hat" means market) means two hats or mandis - "Masorhaat" and "Sowkihat" which existed on the opposite ...
and Golaghat * Diocese of Diphu ** Assam: Karbi Anglong,
North Cachar Hills Dima Hasao district (), earlier called North Cachar Hills district, is an administrative district in the state of Assam, India. As of 2011, it is the least populous district of Assam. Dima Hasao district is one of the two autonomous hill distr ...
* Diocese of Itanagar ** Arunachal Pradesh: Tawang, West Kameng, East Kameng, Papum Pare, Upper Subansiri, Lower Subansiri,
Kurung Kumey Kurung Kumey district (Pron:/kʊˈɹʌŋ kʊˈmi/) is one of the 26 districts of the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, with its district headquarters in Koloriang. Origin of name The name of this district is derived from the Kurung ...
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West Siang West Siang (Pron:/ˈsjæŋ or ˈsɪæŋ/) is an administrative district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. History In 1989, territory was given from West Siang to the East Siang district. Since 1999, this territory has been in the new ...
, East Siang and
Upper Siang Upper Siang (Pron:/ˈsjæŋ or ˈsɪæŋ/) is an administrative district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. It is the fourth least populous district in the country (out of 640). History The majority of the people are of the Adi trib ...
* Diocese of Miao ** Arunachal Pradesh: Changlang,
Upper Dibang valley Dibang Valley (Pron:/dɪˈbæŋ/) is a district of Arunachal Pradesh named after the Dibang River or the Talon as the Mishmis call it. It is the least populated district in India and has an area of . History In June 1980, Dibang Valley distr ...
, Lower Dibang valley, Anjaw, Lohit and Tirap * Diocese of Tezpur ** Assam: Darrang, Udalguri,
Sonitpur Sonitpur district ron: ˌsə(ʊ)nɪtˈpʊə or ˌʃə(ʊ)nɪtˈpʊəis an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. The district headquarters is located at Tezpur. Etymology The name of the is derived from a mythological story fo ...
, Lakhimpur and
Dhemaji Dhemaji (Pron: deɪˈmɑ:ʤi or di:ˈmɑ:ʤi) is a City in Assam and it is the headquarters of Dhemaji district, Assam, India. Etymology The district's name ''Dhemaji'' is derived from the Deori word ''Dema-ji'' which means ''great water'' indi ...
on the North bank of the
Brahmaputra The Brahmaputra is a trans-boundary river which flows through Tibet, northeast India, and Bangladesh. It is also known as the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetan, the Siang/Dihang River in Arunachali, Luit in Assamese, and Jamuna River in Bangla. It ...
; Rupahihat,
Kaliabor Kaliabor, a sub-division town in Nagaon district of Assam situated at a distance of 48 km east of Nagaon town. It was the headquarters of Borphukans during the Ahom era. Kaliabor lies in the middle of assam and surrounded in the north by t ...
and Samuguri Subdivisions of Nagaon on the Southern Bank of
Brahmaputra The Brahmaputra is a trans-boundary river which flows through Tibet, northeast India, and Bangladesh. It is also known as the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetan, the Siang/Dihang River in Arunachali, Luit in Assamese, and Jamuna River in Bangla. It ...


Province of Hyderabad

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Archdiocese of Hyderabad The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hyderabad ( la, Hyderabaden(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Hyderabad in India. History * 1851: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Hyderabad from the Apostolic Vicariate o ...
** Telangana: Hyderabad,
Ranga Reddy Ranga Reddy district ( R. R. district) is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The district headquarters is located at Lakdikapool, Hyderabad. The district was named after the former deputy chief minister of the United Andhra Pradesh, K ...
, Medak and Nizamabad * Diocese of Adilabad ** Telangana: Adilabad * Diocese of Cuddapah ** Andhra Pradesh: Cuddapah and Chittoor * Diocese of Khammam ** Telangana: Khammam * Diocese of Kurnool ** Andhra Pradesh:
Kurnool Kurnool is a city in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It formerly served as the capital of Andhra State (1953–1956). The city is often referred to as "The Gateway of Rayalaseema".Kurnool is also known as The City of Gem Stones. It also se ...
and Anantpur * Diocese of Nalgonda ** Telangana: Nalgonda and Mahabubnagar *
Diocese of Warangal The Roman Catholic Diocese of Warangal ( la, Varangalen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Warangal in the Ecclesiastical province of Hyderabad in India. History * 22 December 1952: Established as Diocese of Warangal from the Dioce ...
** Telangana: Warangal and Karimnagar


Province of Imphal

* Archdiocese of Imphal ** Manipur: entire state * Diocese of Kohima ** Nagaland: Entire state


Province of Madras and Mylapore

* Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore ** Tamil Nadu:
City of Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...
and
Thiruvallur Tiruvallur is a Grade I municipality and a fast developing city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of Coovum river about from downtown Chennai ( Madras) and just 5 km from megacity border, in the western p ...
* Diocese of Chingleput ** Tamil Nadu:
Kanchipuram Kanchipuram ('; ) also known as ''Conjeevaram,'' is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu in the Tondaimandalam region, from Chennaithe capital of Tamil Nadu. Known as the ''City of Thousand Temples'', Kanchipuram is known for its temple ...
, Chengalpattu and smaller parts of
City of Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...
and Viluppuram. * Diocese of Coimbatore ** Tamil Nadu:
Coimbatore Coimbatore, also spelt as Koyamputhur (), sometimes shortened as Kovai (), is one of the major metropolitan cities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyyal River and surrounded by the Western Ghats. Coimbato ...
, Tiruppur, Erode, Karur ** Kerala: A small portion of Chittur taluk of Palakkad * Diocese of Ootacamund ** Tamil Nadu: Nilgiris, parts of Erode and a small portion of
Coimbatore district Coimbatore district is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. Coimbatore is the administrative headquarters of the district. It is one of the most industrialized districts and a major textile, industrial, commercial, educ ...
which lies north of the
River Bhavani Bhavani is an Indian river which flows through Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, India. It originates from the Western Ghats of Kerala and is one among the 3 rivers of Kerala which flows in eastward direction. Hydrography Bhavani river or ...
* Diocese of Vellore ** Tamil Nadu: Vellore, Tirupattur, Ranipet, Tiruvannamalai and Arakkonam taluk of Tiruvallur


Province of Madurai

* Archdiocese of Madurai ** Tamil Nadu: Madurai,
Virudhunagar Virudhunagar is a city and the administrative headquarter of the Virudhunagar district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located southwest of the state capital Chennai and south of Madurai. Virudhunagar emerged as an important trade ...
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Theni Theni is a valley town situated in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu at the foothills of Western Ghats. It is the headquarters of the Theni district, located in a distance of 70km from Madurai. It is known for the large-scale trading of garlic, c ...
and four taluks - Nilakkottai, Kodaikanal,
Batlagundu Batlagundu is a town in Nilakottai block in Dindigul district in the Madurai Region state of Tamil Nadu, India. The name Vetrilaikkundru (Betel leaf hill) later transformed and changed to Vathalagundu. The town is the major gateway to Kodaika ...
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Natham Natham () is a Taluka in Dindigul district in the Madurai Region in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Demographics India census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of ...
and four parishes in Dindigul taluk of Dindigul district * Diocese of Dindigul ** Tamil Nadu: remaining parts of Dindigul district *
Diocese of Kottar The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kottar ( la, Kottaren(sis), ta, கோட்டாறு மறைமாவட்டம்) is a Latin rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of, Kottar, Kanyakumari District, southern India yet d ...
** Tamil Nadu: taluks of
Thovalai Thovalai is a small village located in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India. The area is well known in India for its production of flowers, especially jasmine. The taluk was among several in Thiruvananthapuram district that with the passage of the ...
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Agasteeswaram Agastheeswaram is a panchayat town in Kanniyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. History Agasteeswaram is named after Sage Agastya who had visited this place to teach Ramayana. Most of the people from this village are well e ...
(minus the parish of
Azhagappapuram Azhagappapuram is a panchayat town in Kanyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located about five miles northwest of Kanyakumari, the southern tip of India. It is one of the beautiful and model towns in the Kanyakumari d ...
, Rajakrishanapuram and
Anjugramam Anjugramam is a panchayat town in Kanniyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Before 1956, Anjugramam was united with Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, fo ...
) and Small portion Coastal Area of
Vilavancode Vilavancode, also spelt as Viḷavaṅgōḍu, is a town panchayat in Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu state, India. It is part of territory among several taluks that were with the Thiruvananthapuram district that with the passage of the Sta ...
taluk of Kanyakumari district *
Diocese of Kuzhithurai The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kuzhithura is a diocese located in Tamil Nadu. It was erected on 22 December 2014 by Pope Francis Pope Francis ( la, Franciscus; it, Francesco; es, link=, Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 17 December ...
** Tamil Nadu: taluks of
Kalkulam Kalkulam is a small village located in Kalkulam taluk, Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, India. The taluk was among several in Thiruvananthapuram district that with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act of 1956 were transferred from Thir ...
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Vilavancode Vilavancode, also spelt as Viḷavaṅgōḍu, is a town panchayat in Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu state, India. It is part of territory among several taluks that were with the Thiruvananthapuram district that with the passage of the Sta ...
(minus seven villages along the coast belonging to the archdiocese of Trivandrum) of Kanyakumari district * Diocese of Palayamkottai ** Tamil Nadu: Ambai and Tirunelveli taluks of Tirunelveli district, full area of Tenkasi district,
Kovilpatti Kovilpatti is an Industrial City and Special Grade Municipality in Thoothukudi District in the Indian States of India, state of Tamil Nadu. History The town already existed before 1876. Kovilpatti was a water stop for steam engines after the ...
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Kayathar Kayathar / Kayatharu is a panchayat town in Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Etymology Kayathar / Kayatharu means "bitter river", from ''Aaru'' (Tamil for river) and ''kayarpu/kasappu'' (Tamil for bitter). This name m ...
taluks of Tuticorin district * Diocese of Sivagangai ** Tamil Nadu: Ramanathapuram district, Ramanathapuram and Sivagangai district, Sivagangai district. * Roman Catholic Diocese of Tiruchirapalli, Diocese of Tiruchirapalli ** Tamil Nadu: Southern Parts of Trichy City and Tiruchirapalli district, Tiruchirapalli district and Northan parts of Pudukottai district, Pudukottai district and Small part of Karur district * Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuticorin, Diocese of Tuticorin ** Tamil Nadu: Tuticorin district (Except
Kovilpatti Kovilpatti is an Industrial City and Special Grade Municipality in Thoothukudi District in the Indian States of India, state of Tamil Nadu. History The town already existed before 1876. Kovilpatti was a water stop for steam engines after the ...
and
Kayathar Kayathar / Kayatharu is a panchayat town in Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Etymology Kayathar / Kayatharu means "bitter river", from ''Aaru'' (Tamil for river) and ''kayarpu/kasappu'' (Tamil for bitter). This name m ...
taluk), Nanguneri and Radhapuram taluk, Radhapuram taluks of Tirunelveli district and three parishes from
Agasteeswaram Agastheeswaram is a panchayat town in Kanniyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. History Agasteeswaram is named after Sage Agastya who had visited this place to teach Ramayana. Most of the people from this village are well e ...
taluk of Kanyakumari district, Kanyakumari district


Province of Nagpur

*Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagpur, Archdiocese of Nagpur **
Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
: Nagpur district, Nagpur, Gondia district, Gondia and Bhandara district, Bhandara ** Madhya Pradesh: Betul district, Betul, Chhindwara district, Chhindwara, Seoni district, Seoni (except the tehsil of Lakhnadon) and Balaghat * Roman Catholic Diocese of Amravati, Diocese of Amravati **
Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
: Amravati district, Amravati, Akola district, Akola, Buldana district, Buldana, Washim district, Washim and Yavatmal district, Yavatmal * Roman Catholic Diocese of Aurangabad, Diocese of Aurangabad **
Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
: Aurangabad District, Maharashtra, Aurangabad, Jalna district, Jalna, Parbhani district, Parbhani, Nanded district, Nanded, Latur district, Latur, Bhir district, Bhir, Hingoli district, Hingoli and Osmanabad district, Osmanabad * Roman Catholic Diocese of Chanda, Diocese of Chanda **
Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
: Wardha district, Wardha, Chandrapur district, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli district, Gadchiroli


Province of Patna

*Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Patna, Archdiocese of Patna **Bihar: Aurangabad District, Bihar, Aurangabad, Patna district, Patna, Nalanda district, Nalanda, Nawada district, Nawada, Lakhisarai district, Lakhisarai, Sheikhpura district, Sheikhpura, Arwal district, Arwal, Gaya district, Gaya, Jehanabad district, Jehanabad, parts of Jamui district, Jamui and Munger district, Munger * Roman Catholic Diocese of Bettiah, Diocese of Bettiah **Bihar: West Champaran district, West Champaran, East Champaran district, East Champaran, Gopalganj district, India, Gopalganj, Saran district, Saran and Siwan district, Siwan * Roman Catholic Diocese of Bhagalpur, Diocese of Bhagalpur **Bihar: Bhagalpur district, Bhagalpur, Banka district, Banka, Jamui district, Jamui, and parts of Munger district, Munger **Jharkhand: Godda district, Godda, Deoghar district, Deoghar, Giridih district, Giridih and parts of Sahebganj district, Sahebganj * Roman Catholic Diocese of Buxar, Diocese of Buxar **Bihar: Bhojpur district, India, Bhojpur, Buxar district, Buxar, Kaimur district, Kaimur and Rohtas district, Rohtas * Roman Catholic Diocese of Muzaffarpur, Diocese of Muzaffarpur **Bihar: Vaishali district, Vaishali, Samastipur district, Samastipur, Sitamarhi district, Sitamarhi, Darbhanga district, Darbhanga, Madhubani district, Madhubani, Saharsa district, Saharsa, Begusarai district, Begusarai, Muzaffarpur district, Muzaffarpur, Khagaria district, Khagaria, Sheohar district, Sheohar, Madhepura district, Madhepura and Supaul district, Supaul * Roman Catholic Diocese of Purnea, Diocese of Purnea **Bihar: Purnea district, Purnea, Katihar district, Katihar, Kishanganj district, Kishanganj and Araria district, Araria


Province of Pondicherry and Cuddalore

*Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore **Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry: Pondicherry district, Pondicherry and Karaikal district, Karaikal ** Tamil Nadu: Taluks of Cuddalore, Panruti, Vridhachalam, Tittakudi, Tittagudi and Chidambaram (exclusive of area south of the Vellar River) of the South Arcot, and the Villupuram, Gingee, Tindivanam, Vanur taluk, Vanur, Tirukkovilur, Ulundurpet, Kallakurichi and Sankarapuram taluks of Villupuram district, Villupuram *Roman Catholic Diocese of Dharmapuri, Diocese of Dharmapuri ** Tamil Nadu: Dharmapuri district, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri district, Krishnagiri *Roman Catholic Diocese of Kumbakonam, Diocese of Kumbakonam ** Tamil Nadu: 12 taluks from 5 districts of Tiruchirapalli district, Tiruchirapalli, Thanjavur district, Thanjavur, Perambalur district, Perambalur, Ariyalur district, Ariyalur, Thiruvarur district, Thiruvarur, Cuddalore district, a small portion of Tiruvannamalai district, Thiruvannamalai and North part of Trichy City *Roman Catholic Diocese of Salem, Diocese of Salem ** Tamil Nadu: Salem district, Salem and Namakkal district, Namakkal *Roman Catholic Diocese of Tanjore, Diocese of Tanjore ** Tamil Nadu: Thanjavur district, Thanjavur(except for the two taluks Papanasam and Kumbakonam in Thanjavur district, Thanjavur), Thiruvarur district, Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam district, Nagapattinam and Mayiladuthurai district, Mayiladuthurai and six taluks of Pudukottai district, Pudukottai.


Province of Raipur

*Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Raipur, Archdiocese of Raipur **Chhattisgarh: Raipur district, Raipur, Bilaspur District, Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur, Mahasamund district, Mahasamund, Durg district, Durg, Dhamtari district, Dhamtari, Korba district, Korba, Janjgir-Champa district, Janjgir, Kabirdham district, Kawardha, Bemetara district, Bemetara, Balod district, Balod, Baloda Bazar district, Baloda Bazar, Gariaband district, Gariyaband, Mungeli district, Mungeli and Rajnandgaon district, Rajnandgaon * Roman Catholic Diocese of Ambikapur, Diocese of Ambikapur **Chhattisgarh: Surguja district, Surguja, Surajpur District, Surajpur, Balrampur district, Chhattisgarh, Balrampur and Koriya district, Korea * Roman Catholic Diocese of Jagdalpur, Diocese of Jagdalpur **Chhattisgarh: Bastar district, Bastar, Kanker district, Kanker, Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, Bijapur, Narayanpur district, Narayanpur, Dantewada district, Dantewada, Kondagaon and Sukma * Roman Catholic Diocese of Jashpur, Diocese of Jashpur **Chhattisgarh: Jashpur district, Jashpur * Roman Catholic Diocese of Raigarh, Diocese of Raigarh **Chhattisgarh: Raigarh district, Raigarh


Province of Ranchi

*Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ranchi, Archdiocese of Ranchi **Jharkhand: Ranchi district, Ranchi and Lohardaga district, Lohardaga * Roman Catholic Diocese of Daltonganj, Diocese of Daltonganj ** Jharkhand: Palamau district, Palamau, Garhwa district, Garhwa and Latehar district, Latehar * Roman Catholic Diocese of Dumka, Diocese of Dumka **Jharkhand: Dumka district, Dumka, Sahibganj district, Sahibganj, Pakur district, Pakur, Jamtara district, Jamtara and Madhupur, Deoghar, Madhupur subdivision of Deoghar district, Deoghar ** West Bengal: Rampurhat sub-division of Birbhum district, Birbhum * Roman Catholic Diocese of Gumla, Diocese of Gumla ** Jharkhand: Gumla district, Gumla and part of Simdega district, Simdega * Roman Catholic Diocese of Hazaribag, Diocese of Hazaribag **Jharkhand: Chatra district, Chatra, Hazaribag district, Hazaribag, Ramgarh district, Ramgarh, Koderma district, Koderma and Bokaro district, Bokaro excluding, the Chandankiyari block of Bokaro district together with that portion of Chas block which lies to the east of National Highway 32 (India), National Highway 32 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Jamshedpur, Diocese of Jamshedpur ** Jharkhand: East Singhbhum district, East Singhbhum, West Singhbhum district, West Singhbhum (excluding the parish of Bandgoan), Seraikela Kharsawan district, Seraikela Kharsawan, Dhanbad district, Dhanbad, a portion of Bokaro district (namely the Chandankiyari block and the Chas block which lie East of National Highway 32 (India), National Highway 32) ** West Bengal: Purulia district, Purulia * Roman Catholic Diocese of Khunti, Diocese of Khunti ** Jharkhand: Khunti district, Khunti * Roman Catholic Diocese of Port Blair, Diocese of Port Blair **Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Entire union territory * Roman Catholic Diocese of Simdega, Diocese of Simdega **Jharkhand: Simdega district, Simdega


Province of Shillong

*Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shillong, Archdiocese of Shillong **Meghalaya: East Khasi Hills district, East Khasi Hills and Ri Bhoi district, Ri Bhoi * Roman Catholic Diocese of Agartala, Diocese of Agartala ** Tripura:Entire state * Roman Catholic Diocese of Aizawl, Diocese of Aizawl ** Assam: Cachar district, Cachar, Hailakandi district, Hailakandi and Karimganj district, Karimganj **Mizoram: Entire state * Roman Catholic Diocese of Jowai, Diocese of Jowai **Meghalaya: Jaintia Hills district, Jaintia Hills, East Jaintia Hills district, East Jaintia Hills (Khliehriat) * Roman Catholic Diocese of Nongstoin, Diocese of Nongstoin ** Meghalaya: West Khasi Hills district, West Khasi Hills, South West Khasi Hills district, South West Khasi Hills (Mawkyrwat) * Roman Catholic Diocese of Tura, Diocese of Tura ** Meghalaya: East Garo Hills district, East Garo Hills, North Garo Hills district, North Garo Hills, South Garo Hills district, South Garo Hills, West Garo Hills district, West Garo Hills, South West Garo Hills district, South West Garo Hills (Ampati) and the part of Goalpara district south of Brahmaputra River


Province of Thiruvananthapuram

* Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trivandrum, Archdiocese of Thiruvananthapuram ** Kerala: Thiruvananthapuram Taluk, Trivandrum and Chirayinkil taluks of Thiruvananthapuram district with a small strip of coastal belt from Kovalam to Pozhiyoor in Neyyattinkara taluk ** Tamil Nadu: Neerody to Erayumanthurai of Kanyakumari district * Roman Catholic Diocese of Alleppey, Diocese of Alleppey ** Kerala: Alleppey district, Alleppey and Ernakulam district, Ernakulam * Roman Catholic Diocese of Neyyattinkara, Diocese of Neyyattinkara ** Kerala: Neyyattinkara and Nedumangad taluks of Thiruvananthapuram district * Roman Catholic Diocese of Punalur, Diocese of Punalur ** Kerala: Pathanamthitta district, Chengannur and Mavelikara talukas of Alappuzha district, Kottarakara, Kunnathur (Kerala), Kunnathur, Pathanapuram and Karunagappally talukas of Kollam district * Roman Catholic Diocese of Quilon, Diocese of Quilon ** Kerala: Kollam district, the taluk of Karthikapally, portions of the taluks of Mavelikara and Chengannur which lie south of the river Pamba, in Alappuzha district


Province of Verapoly

* Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Verapoly, Archdiocese or Verapoly ** Kerala: Ernakulam district, Ernakulam * Roman Catholic Diocese of Calicut, Diocese of Calicut ** Kerala: Malappuram district, Malappuram, Calicut district, Calicut and Wayanad district, Wayanad **Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry: Mahe district, Mahe * Roman Catholic Diocese of Cochin, Diocese of Cochin ** Kerala: The territory of the Diocese of Cochin is situated between the Arabian Sea in the west, the Archdiocese of Verapoly in the north and in the east, and the Diocese of Alleppey in the south * Roman Catholic Diocese of Kannur, Diocese of Kannur ** Kerala: Kannur district, Kannur (to the north of Mahé River, excluding the territory of the Mahe municipality, municipality of Mahe) and Kasargode district, Kasargod (south of the Chandragiri river) * Roman Catholic Diocese of Kottapuram, Diocese of Kottapuram ** Kerala: Spread across Ernakulam district, Ernakulam, Trichur district, Trichur, Malapuram district, Malapuram and Palakkad * Roman Catholic Diocese of Sultanpet, Diocese of Sultanpet ** Kerala: Palakkad * Roman Catholic Diocese of Vijayapuram, Diocese of Vijayapuram ** Kerala: Kottayam district, Kottayam, Idukki district, Idukki and partial portions of Alleppey district, Alleppey, Ernakulam district, Ernakulam and Pathanamthitta district, Pathanamthitta


Province of Visakhapatnam

*Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam, Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam ** Andhra Pradesh: Visakhapatnam district, Visakhapatnam, East Godavari district, East Godavari and part of Vizianagaram district, Vizianagaram * Roman Catholic Diocese of Eluru, Diocese of Eluru ** Andhra Pradesh: West Godavari district, West Godavari and the Mandals of Amalapuram, Kothapeta, East Godavari district, Kothapeta, Rajole and Mummidivaram of East Godavari district, East Godavari * Roman Catholic Diocese of Guntur, Diocese of Guntur ** Andhra Pradesh: Guntur district, Addanki Taluk of Prakasam district * Roman Catholic Diocese of Nellore, Diocese of Nellore ** Andhra Pradesh: Nellore district, Nellore and Prakasam district, Prakasam except Adoni taluk * Roman Catholic Diocese of Srikakulam, Diocese of Srikakulam ** Andhra Pradesh: Srikakulam district, Srikakulam and taluks of Kurupam, Parvathipuram, Andhra Pradesh, Parvathipuram, Cheepurupalli and Gummalaxmipuram, Gummalakshmipuram of Vizianagaram district, Vizianagaram * Roman Catholic Diocese of Vijayawada, Diocese of Vijayawada ** Andhra Pradesh: Krishna district, Krishna


Syro-Malabar Ecclesiastical Provinces


Province of Eranakulam - Angamaly

*Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Eranakulam-Angamaly ** Kerala: Almost the whole of Ernakulam district, Ernakulam, parts of Thrissur district, Thrissur, Kottayam district, Kottayam and Alleppey district, Alleppey *Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Idukki ** Kerala: Devikulam taluk and parts of Idukki and Udumbanchola taluks of Idukki district, Idukki *Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Kothamangalam ** Kerala: Kothamangalam and Muvattupuzha Taluk, Muvattupuzha taluks of Ernakulam district, Ernakulam and Thodupuzha taluk of Idukki district, Idukki *Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Faridabad, Syro-Malabar Diocese of Faridabad ** Delhi, Chandigarh, Ladakh: Entire union territories ** Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh,
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: Entire states ** Uttar Pradesh: Gautam Budh Nagar district, Gautam Buddh Nagar and Ghaziabad *Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Hosur, Syro-Malabar Diocese of Hosur ** Tamil Nadu: Chennai district, Chennai, Cuddalore district, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri district, Dharmapuri,
Kanchipuram Kanchipuram ('; ) also known as ''Conjeevaram,'' is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu in the Tondaimandalam region, from Chennaithe capital of Tamil Nadu. Known as the ''City of Thousand Temples'', Kanchipuram is known for its temple ...
, Krishnagiri district, Krishnagiri, Tiruvallur district, Tiruvallur, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore, Viluppuram district, Viluppuram, Tirupathur district, Thirupathur, Ranipet and Kallakurichi district, Kallakurichi **Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry: Pondicherry district, Pondicherry and Karaikal district, Karaikal *Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Shamshabad, Syro-Malabar Diocese of Shamshabad ** Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Goa, Jharkhand, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, and West Bengal: Entire states **Chhattisgarh: Entire state except the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Jagdalpur, diocese of Jagdalpur ** Gujarat: Entire state except the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Rajkot, diocese of Rajkot ** Karnataka: Entire state except the dioceses of Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Belthangady, Belthangady, Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Bhadravathi, Bhadravathi, and Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Mandya, Mandya **
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: Entire state except the dioceses of Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Kalyan, Kalyan and Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Chanda, Chanda ** Madhya Pradesh: Entire state except the dioceses of Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Sagar, Sagar, Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Satna, Satna and Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Ujjain, Ujjain ** Telangana: Entire state except the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Adilabad, diocese of Adilabad ** Uttar Pradesh: Entire state except the dioceses of Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Bijnor, Bijnor and Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Gorakhpur, Gorakhpur ** Uttarakhand : Entire state except the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Bijnor, diocese of Bijnor **Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Lakshadweep: Entire union territories


Province of Changanassery

*Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Changanassery ** Kerala: Thiruvananthapuram district, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam district, Kollam, Pathanamthitta district, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha district, Alappuzha and Kottayam district, Kottayam *Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Kanjirappally ** Kerala: Kottayam district, Kottayam, Pathanamthitta district, Pathanamthitta districts and Peermade taluk of Idukki district, Idukki *Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Palai ** Kerala: Meenachil taluk of Kottayam district, Kottayam and few villages of the neighboring taluks in Kottayam district, Kottayam, Ernakulam district, Ernakulam and Idukki district, Idukki *Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Thuckalay ** Tamil Nadu: Kanyakumari district, Kanyakumari, Madurai, Ramanathapuram district, Ramanathapuram, Sivaganga district, Sivaganga,
Theni Theni is a valley town situated in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu at the foothills of Western Ghats. It is the headquarters of the Theni district, located in a distance of 70km from Madurai. It is known for the large-scale trading of garlic, c ...
, Thoothukudi district, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli and
Virudhunagar Virudhunagar is a city and the administrative headquarter of the Virudhunagar district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located southwest of the state capital Chennai and south of Madurai. Virudhunagar emerged as an important trade ...


Province of Tellicherry

*Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Tellicherry ** Kerala: Kannur district, Kannur and Kasargode district, Kasargode *Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Belthangady ** Karnataka: Kodagu district, Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada district, Dakshina Kannada and Udupi *Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Bhadravathi ** Karnataka: Shimoga and Chikkamagaluru district, Chikmagalore *Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Mananthavady ** Kerala: Wayanad district, Wayanad and parts of Malapuram district, Malapuram and Kannur district, Kannur ** Tamil Nadu: Nilgiris *Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Mandya ** Karnataka: Mandya,
Hassan Hassan, Hasan, Hassane, Haasana, Hassaan, Asan, Hassun, Hasun, Hassen, Hasson or Hasani may refer to: People *Hassan (given name), Arabic given name and a list of people with that given name *Hassan (surname), Arabic, Jewish, Irish, and Scottis ...
, Mysore, Chamarajnagar district, Chamarajnagar, Bangalore Urban district, Bangalore Urban, Bangalore Rural district, Bangalore Rural, Chickballapur district, Chickballapur, Kolar, Tumkur and Ramanagara district, Ramnagara *Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Thamarassery ** Kerala: Calicut district, Calicut and Malappuram district, Malappuram


Province of Thrissur

*Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur ** Kerala: Trichur district from Karuvannur River in the south till Bharathapuzha River in Malappuram district, Malappuram in the north *Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Ramanathapuram ** Tamil Nadu: Ariyalur district, Ariyalur,
Coimbatore Coimbatore, also spelt as Koyamputhur (), sometimes shortened as Kovai (), is one of the major metropolitan cities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyyal River and surrounded by the Western Ghats. Coimbato ...
, Dindigul, Erode, Karur, Nagapattinam district, Nagapattinam, Namakkal district, Namakkal, Perambalur district, Perambalur, Pudukkottai district, Pudukkottai, Salem district, Salem, Thanjavur district, Thanjavur, Tiruchirappalli district, Tiruchirappalli, Tiruppur and Tiruvarur district, Tiruvarur *Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Irinjalakuda ** Kerala: Southern part of Thrissur district, Thrissur, between the Karuvannur River in the north and the Chalakudy River in the south *Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Palghat ** Kerala: Palakkad


Archdiocese of Kottayam

*Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Kottayam **The jurisdiction of the Bishop of Kottayam is over all Knanaya, Knanaya Catholics (Suddhists) of the territory of the Syro Malabar Church


Syro-Malankara Ecclesiastical Provinces


Province of Trivandrum

*Syro-Malankara Catholic Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum, Syro-Malankara Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum ** Kerala: Trivandrum district, Trivandrum except for the ecclesiastical districts of Parassala, Neyyattinkara and Kattakada, and parts of Kollam district, Kollam, Allappuzha District, Allapuzha and Pathanamthitta district, Pathanamthitta ** Tamil Nadu: some parts of Nagercoil, Nagorkoil in Kanyakumari district, Kanyakumari *Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Marthandom, Syro-Malankara Eparchy of Marthandom ** Tamil Nadu: Kanyakumari district, Kanyakumari, Tiruchirappalli district, Tiruchirappalli, Nagapattinam district, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur district, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur district, Thanjavur, Pudukkottai district, Pudukkottai, Dindigul, Madurai,
Theni Theni is a valley town situated in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu at the foothills of Western Ghats. It is the headquarters of the Theni district, located in a distance of 70km from Madurai. It is known for the large-scale trading of garlic, c ...
, Thoothukudi district, Thoothukudi, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli, Perambalur district, Perambalur,
Virudhunagar Virudhunagar is a city and the administrative headquarter of the Virudhunagar district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located southwest of the state capital Chennai and south of Madurai. Virudhunagar emerged as an important trade ...
, Ramanathapuram district, Ramanathapuram, Sivagangai district, Sivagangai, Cuddalore district, Cuddalore, Namakkal district, Namakkal, Ariyalur district, Ariyalur, Mayiladuthurai district, Mayiladuthurai and Karur *Diocese of Mavelikara, Syro-Malankara Eparchy of Mavelikara ** Kerala: Alappuzha district, Alapuzha except for the portions that belong to the Archeparchy of Tiruvalla, Archdiocese of Tiruvalla and parts of Kollam district, Kollam and Pathanamthitta district, Pathanamthitta *Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Parassala, Syro-Malankara Eparchy of Parassala ** Kerala: Ecclesiastical districts of Parassala, Neyyattinkara and Kattakada and two parishes in the ecclesiastical district of Thiruvananthapuram in Thiruvananthapuram district *Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Pathanamthitta, Syro-Malankara Eparchy of Pathanamthitta ** Kerala: Pathanamthitta district, Pathanamthitta *Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of St. Ephrem of Khadki **
Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
, Goa, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana: Entire states ** Karnataka: Bagalkote district, Bagalkote,
Belgaum Belgaum (ISO 15919, ISO: ''Bēḷagāma''; also Belgaon and officially known as Belagavi) is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka located in its northern part along the Western Ghats. It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous ...
,
Bijapur Bijapur, officially known as Vijayapura, is the district headquarters of Bijapur district of the Karnataka state of India. It is also the headquarters for Bijapur Taluk. Bijapur city is well known for its historical monuments of architectural ...
, Dharwad, Gadag, Haveri, Chitradurga, Davanagere district, Davanagere, Ballari district, Ballari, Bidar, Kalaburagi, Koppal, Raichur and Yadagiri district, Yadagiri ** Tamil Nadu: Chennai district, Chennai, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Viluppuram district, Viluppuram, Kancheepuram district, Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur district, Tiruvallur, Kallakurichi district, Kallakurichi, Chengalpattu, Tirupattur, Ranipet, Salem district, Salem, Dharmapuri district, Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri district, Krishnagiri


Province of Tiruvalla

*Syro-Malankara Catholic Archeparchy of Tiruvalla ** Kerala: Kottayam district, Kottayam, Idukki district, Idukki and part of Pathanamthitta district, Pathanamthitta *Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Muvattupuzha ** Kerala: Ernakulam district, Ernakulam, Thrissur district, Thrissur and Palakkad ** Tamil Nadu:
Coimbatore Coimbatore, also spelt as Koyamputhur (), sometimes shortened as Kovai (), is one of the major metropolitan cities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyyal River and surrounded by the Western Ghats. Coimbato ...
, Tiruppur district, Tirupur and Erode *Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Bathery ** Kerala: Wayanad district, Wayanad, Malappuram district, Malapppuram, Kozhikode district, Kozhikode, Kannur district, Kannur and Kasaragod district, Kasargod ** Tamil Nadu: Nilgiris *Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Puthur ** Karnataka: Dakshina Kannada, Chamarajanagar district, Chamarajnagar, Chikmagalur district, Chickmagalur,
Hassan Hassan, Hasan, Hassane, Haasana, Hassaan, Asan, Hassun, Hasun, Hassen, Hasson or Hasani may refer to: People *Hassan (given name), Arabic given name and a list of people with that given name *Hassan (surname), Arabic, Jewish, Irish, and Scottis ...
, Kodagu district, Kodagu, Mandya, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi, Uttara Kannada district, Uttara Kannada, Bangalore Rural district, Bangalore Rural, Ramanagara, Bangalore Urban district, Bangalore Urban, Tumakuru district, Tumakuru, Chikkaballapura district, Chikkaballapura and Kolar


Directly under the Holy See

*Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of St. John Chrysostom of Gurgaon ** Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh,
Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to: * Kashmir, the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent * Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory * Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered ...
, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal: Entire states ** Delhi, Chandigarh, Ladakh: Entire union territories


See also

*
Catholic Church in India The Catholic Church in India is part of the worldwide Catholic Church under the leadership of the Pope (''Romanus Pontifex''). There are over 20 million Catholics in India,
*List of Catholic dioceses in India *List of districts of India *List of cathedrals in India *List of Catholic bishops of India


References


CBCI dioceses pageUCAN India Diocesan Directory
Catholic dioceses in India, * Lists of Catholic dioceses, India India religion-related lists