The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agra ( la, Agraën(sis)) is a Latin

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in northern

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Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 195 ...

state. It comproses the following districts in Uttar Pradesh: Agra, Aligarh, Auraiya, Budaun, Bulandshahr, Etah, Etawah, Farrukabad, Firozabad, Gautambudha Nagar, Hathras, Kannauj, Mainpuri, Mathura and in Rajasthan: Bharatpur and Dholpur. Its

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episcopal see is located in the city of

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 ...

History

* Established in 1784 as

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of Hindustan, on territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Great Mogul * Promoted in 1820 as Apostolic Vicariate of Tibet-Hindustan, hence entitled to a

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. * 1846: Promoted as Diocese of Agra, ceasing its missionary status * 1 September 1886: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Agra, yet remains dependent on the Roman

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Ordinaries

''(all

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, till 1982 missionary members of a Latin Congregation) ''Ecclesiastical Superiors of Hindustan (not available : 1784 - 1820) ;''Apostolic Vicars of Tibet-Hindustan'' * Zenobio Benucci,

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(O.F.M. Cap.) (29 Aug 1820 – death 24 Jun 1824),

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(29 Aug 1820 – 24 Jun 1824) * Antonio Pezzoni, O.F.M. Cap. (27 Jan 1826 – retired 1841), Titular Bishop of Hesbon (27 Jan 1826 – death 13 Oct 1844) ;''Apostolic Vicars of Agra'' * Giuseppe Antonio Borghi, O.F.M. Cap. (1842 – 12 Jun 1849), succeeding as former Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Tibet-Hindustan (14 Aug 1838 – 1842), remaining Titular Bishop of

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(14 Aug 1838 – 5 Nov 1849); later Bishop of

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(Italy) (5 Nov 1849 – death 31 Jul 1851) * Gaetano Carli, O.F.M. Cap. (12 Jun 1849 – retired 7 Dec 1856?), succeeding as former Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Agra (23 Aug 1842 – 12 Jun 1849), remaining Titular Bishop of Halmiros (23 Aug 1842 – 1887) * Angelicus Bedenik, O.F.M. Cap. (1 Jun 1861 – death 2 Nov 1866), Titular Bishop of Leuca (1 Jun 1861 – 2 Nov 1866) * Michelangelo Jacobi, O.F.M. Cap. (9 Feb 1868 – 1 Sep 1886 ''see below''), Titular Bishop of

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(9 Feb 1868 – 1 Sep 1886) ;''Metropolitan Archbishops of Agra '' * Michelangelo Jacobi, O.F.M. Cap. (''see above'' 1 Sep 1886 – death 14 Oct 1891) *

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, O.F.M. Cap. (2 January 1892 – 27 April 1897), previously Bishop of

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(Pakistan, then also British India) (21 Nov 1890 – 2 Jan 1892); emeritate as

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(27 Apr 1897 – 17 Oct 1921) *

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, O.F.M. Cap. (27 August 1898 – death 6 January 1917), previously Bishop of

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 administra ...

(India) (29 Mar 1897 – 27 Aug 1898) *

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, O.F.M. Cap. (7 August 1917 – death 21 August 1937) *

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, O.F.M. Cap. (21 August 1937 – 1956), succeeding as former

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of Agra (India) (1930 – 21 Aug 1937); previously Apostolic Vicar of

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(United Arab Emirates) (15 Apr 1916 – 1925) & Titular Archbishop of Tenedus (15 Apr 1916 – 21 Aug 1937); emeritate as Titular Archbishop of

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(1956 – 9 May 1962) * Dominic Romuald Basil Athaide,

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(29 February 1956 – death 26 June 1982) *

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(11 November 1983 – retired 16 April 1998), previously Bishop of

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(India) (5 Jun 1971 – 11 Nov 1983) * Vincent Michael Concessao (5 November 1998 – 7 September 2000), previously Titular Bishop of Mascula (3 Feb 1995 – 5 Nov 1998) & Auxiliary Bishop of

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(India) (3 Feb 1995 – 5 Nov 1998); later Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (2000 – 2004), Metropolitan Archbishop of Delhi (7 Sep 2000 – 30 Nov 2012), Vice-President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (2007 – 2011) *

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(7 September 2000 – 14 October 2006), also Second Vice-President of "Vox Clara" Committee (2002.04 – ...), President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (2005 – 12 Jan 2011); previously Titular Bishop of Bladia (28 Jun 1997 – 7 Sep 2000) & Auxiliary Bishop of

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(India) (28 Jun 1997 – 7 Sep 2000); later Metropolitan Archbishop of Bombay (India) (14 Oct 2006 – ...), created

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of S. Paolo della Croce a Corviale (24 Nov 2007 0 May 2008– ...), Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (19 Feb 2008 – 1 Mar 2010), President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (1 Mar 2010 – 12 Feb 2014), President of Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (21 Oct 2011 Jan 2012– ...), President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (2013.02 – ...), Member of Council of Cardinals to assist in the governance of the Universal Church and to reform the Roman Curia (13 Apr 2013 – ...) * Albert D’Souza (16 Feb 2007 – 12 Nov 2020), also Secretary General of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (2012.02 – ...); previously Bishop of

(India) (21 Nov 1992 – 16 Feb 2007) * Raphy Manjaly (12 Nov 2020 - present) previously Bishop of

(India) (17 Oct 2013 – 12 Nov 2020)

Province

Its

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comprises the Metropolitan's own Archdiocese and the following

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bishoprics, mostly Latin and ''two

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'': *

Roman Catholic Diocese of Ajmer The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ajmer ( la, Aimeren(sis)) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Agra in northwestern India, yet still depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. It ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Allahabad The Roman Catholic Diocese of Allahabad ( la, Allahabaden(sis)) is a diocese with its see located in the city of Allahabad in the Ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agra, Agra in India. Diocese of Allahabad is spread ov ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Bareilly The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bareilly ( la, Bareillen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Bareilly in the Ecclesiastical province of Agra in India. History * 19 January 1989: Established as Diocese of Bareilly from the Diocese of Luck ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaipur The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaipur (''Dioecesis Iaipurensis'') in India was created on 20 July 2005, when the Diocese of Ajmer and Jaipur was split. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Agra. The parish church Our Lady of the An ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Jhansi The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jhansi ( la, Ihansien is) is a diocese located in the city of Jhansi in the Ecclesiastical province of Agra in India. Peter Parapullil has been the diocesan bishop since 2012. History * 12 January 1940: Establi ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucknow The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucknow ( la, Lucknoven(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Lucknow in the Ecclesiastical province of Agra in India. The Cathedral School of Lucknow is located in the same compound as St. Joseph's Cathe ...

* Roman Catholic Diocese of Meerut * Roman Catholic Diocese of Udaipur *

Roman Catholic Diocese of Varanasi The Roman Catholic Diocese of Varanasi ( la, Varanasien(sis)) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Agra in northern India' s vast state Uttar Pradesh. Its cathedral episcopal see is St. Mary's Cathedral in the city ...

* '' Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Bijnor'' * ''

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Parishes

* Cathedral of Imm. Conception * St. Mary’s Church, Agra * St. Patrick’s Church, Agra * St. Thomas Church, Agra, Sikandra * Our Lady of Fatima Mission, Ajaynagar * Holy Family Mission, Alampur Hauz * St. Fidelis’ Church, Aligarh * St. Michael’s Mission, Anupnagar * St. Francis Mission, Auraiya * Our Lady of Rosary Mission, Bastar * St. Peter’s Church, Bharatpur * St. Peter’s Mission, Bhimnagar * Catholic Church, Budaun * St. Gonsalo Garcia Church, Bulandshahr * St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Chhibramau * Our Lady of Pilar Church, Dholpur * St. Joseph’s Mission, NTPC, Dibyapur * St. Francis Xavier Church, Etah * Christ Church, Etawah * St. Anthony’s Church, Fatehgarh * St. John’s Church, Firozabad * St. Joseph’s Church, Greater Noida * St. Francis’ Church, Hathras * St. Joseph’s Church, Jahangirabad * Nishkalanka Mata Mission, Jaith * St. Peter's Mission, Jaswant Nagar * St. Mathew's Mission, Kannauj * St. Joseph’s Church, Kasganj * St. Anthony’s Church, Khora * St. Theresa’s Church, Kosi Kalan * St. Thomas’ Mission, Mainpuri * Sacred Heart Church, Mathura * St. Mary's Church, Noida * St. Dominic's Mission, Shikohabad * Holy Family Church, Tundla

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