The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hazaribag ( la, Hazaribagan(us)) is a

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located in the city of

Hazaribag Hazaribagh is a city and a municipality, municipal corporation in Hazaribagh district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Jharkhand. It is the divisional headquarters of North Chotanagpur division. It is considered as a he ...

in the

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Ranchi Ranchi (, ) is the capital of the Indian state of Jharkhand. Ranchi was the centre of the Jharkhand movement, which called for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar, northern Odisha, western West Bengal and the eastern area ...

in India.

History

* April 1, 1995: Established as Diocese of Hazaribag from the

Diocese of Daltonganj The Roman Catholic Diocese of Daltonganj ( la, Daltonganien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Daltonganj in the Ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ranchi, Ranchi in India. History * 5 June 1971: Established as Di ...

Leadership

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s of Hazaribag (

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) ** Bishop

Charles Soreng Charles Soreng, born the 18 August 1934 in Jharkhand (India) and died the 11 January 2019 in Ranchi (India) was a Jesuit Indian priest, educationist and director of the Ranchi seminary. Appointed bishop of Daltonganj in 1989 he was transferred to ...

, S.J. (April 1, 1995 – September 8, 2012) ** Bishop

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(Appointed September 8, 2012 – present)

References

External links

GCatholic.org

Catholic Hierarchy
Roman Catholic dioceses in India Christian organizations established in 1995 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century 1995 establishments in Bihar Christianity in Jharkhand Hazaribagh {{India-RC-diocese-stub