The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rayagada is a

diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, 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 Roman province, pro ...

located in the

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n state of

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(Odisha). It was created, with territory taken from the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Berhampur The Roman Catholic Diocese of Berhampur ( la, Berhampuren(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Berhampur in the Ecclesiastical province of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar in India. History * 24 January 1974: Established as Diocese of Berhampur from ...

(in

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, India), on 11 April 2016 by

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. It is headquartered in the see city of

Rayagada Rayagada is a municipality in Rayagada district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the administrative headquarters of Rayagada district. History The city of Rayagada was founded by King Vishwanath Dev Gajapati (1527-1531 CE) of the Suryavan ...

, and will be a

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see in the Province of the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar ( la, Cuttacken(sis)-Bhubanesvaren(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar in India. History * 18 July 1928: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Cut ...

(based in the cities of

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and the provincial capital of

Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar (; ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Odisha. The region, especially the old town, was historically often depicted as ''Ekamra Kshetra'' (area (''kshetra'') adorned with mango trees (''ekamra'')). Bhubaneswar is ...

Governance

The Reverend Father Aplinar Senapati, CM was appointed its first Bishop, and will receive episcopal ordination and then be installed as bishop at a date or dates in the near future to be determined. According to the Vatican's news release about the erection of the new Diocese, Bishop-elect Senapati was born in Surada, India, in 1960. Bishop-elect Senapati professed his religious vows with the Congregation of the Mission in 1989, and then was ordained a priest in 1990. He holds master's degrees in economics and in philosophy, and has served in a number of roles including parochial vicar, teacher, parish priest, and as Master of Novices. He is currently the Pastor of St. Vincent De Paul Parish, and President of the English Medium School in Derapathar,

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References

External links

GCatholic.org

Catholic-Hierarchy.org
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Governance

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