The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jashpur (Latin: ''Dioecesis Jashpurensis'') in

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was created on March 23, 2006. It is a

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of the Archdiocese of Raipur. Its first

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was Mar

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, previously bishop of

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, who died on 12 June 2008. On December 22, 2009

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appointed Fr. Emmanuel Kerketta, the diocesan administrator and previous

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, as the new bishop of Jashpur. The diocese covers an area of 5,838 km² of the territory previously belonging to the Diocese of

, in

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state. The see has its seat in

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, where the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary is located. The total population in the diocese is 739,780, of which 185,485 are

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. The diocese is subdivided into 46

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es.

External links

GCatholic.orgPress release about the creation
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jashpur Roman Catholic dioceses in India Christian organizations established in 2006 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 21st century 2006 establishments in Jharkhand Christianity in Chhattisgarh