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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bettiah ( la, Bettiahen(sis)) is a
diocese In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...
located in the city of
Bettiah Bettiah is a city and administrative headquarters of West Champaran district ( Tirhut Division) - ( Tirhut), near Indo-Nepal border, north-west of Patna, in Bihar state of India. History In 1244 A.D., Gangeshwar Dev, a Bhumihar Brahmin ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of seve ...
of
Patna Patna ( ), historically known as Pataliputra, is the capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Patna had a population of 2.35 million, making it the 19th largest city in India. ...
in India. Some of the communicants within this diocese are Bettiah Christians, one of the oldest ethnoreligious Christian communities in the northern Indian subcontinent. Newaris of the Catholic Christian faith who settled in Chuhari in the 1700s after being expelled from Nepal, are part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bettiah as well; they are known as Newar Christians. Other Catholic Christian communities who are served by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Betetiah include those of scheduled castes and tribal people.


History

* 1892: Established as the
Apostolic Prefecture An apostolic prefect or prefect apostolic is a priest who heads what is known as an apostolic prefecture, a 'pre-diocesan' missionary jurisdiction where the Catholic Church is not yet sufficiently developed to have it made a diocese. Although it ...
of Bettiah from the
Diocese of Allahabad The Roman Catholic Diocese of Prayagraj ( la, Prayagrajen(sis)) is a diocese with its see located in the city of Prayagraj in the Ecclesiastical province of Agra in India. The Diocese of Prayagraj is spread over 13 districts of Uttar Pradesh. ...
* 1917: Suppressed to the Apostolic Vicariate of Patna * June 27, 1998: Restored as Diocese of Bettiah from the Diocese of Muzaffarpur


Leadership

*
Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...
s of Bettiah (
Latin Rite Latin liturgical rites, or Western liturgical rites, are Catholic rites of public worship employed by the Latin Church, the largest particular church '' sui iuris'' of the Catholic Church, that originated in Europe where the Latin language once ...
) ** Fr. Peter Sebastian Goveas, Vicar General of Bhagalpur Diocese, is elected new Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Bettiah on 22 July 2017http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2017/07/22/pope_francis_appoints_new_bishop_in_india%E2%80%99s_bettiah_diocese/1326501 ** Bishop Victor Henry Thakur (June 27, 1998 – July 3, 2013); elevated to Archbishop of the
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, in Raipur, India, by
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* Prefects Apostolic of Bettiah (
Latin Rite Latin liturgical rites, or Western liturgical rites, are Catholic rites of public worship employed by the Latin Church, the largest particular church '' sui iuris'' of the Catholic Church, that originated in Europe where the Latin language once ...
) ** Fr. Eugenio Remigio Schwarz, O.F.M. Cap. (1892 – 1918)


See also

* Christianity in Bihar


References


External links


GCatholic.org

Catholic Hierarchy
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