The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tura ( la, Dioecesis Turana) is a

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located in the city of Tura in the

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Shillong Shillong () is a hill station and the capital of Meghalaya, a state in northeastern India, which means "The Abode of Clouds". It is the headquarters of the East Khasi Hills district. Shillong is the 330th most populous city in India with a ...

in India.

History

* March 1, 1973: Established as Diocese of Tura from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Shillong–Gauhati

Bishops

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s of Tura (

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) ** Bishop

Oreste Marengo Oreste Marengo (29 August 1906 - 30 July 1998) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and professed member from the Salesians of Don Bosco. He served as the Bishop of Diburugarh from 1951 until his transferral in 1964 to Tezpur where he served ...

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(

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June 26, 1969 – January 12, 1979) ** Bishop George Mamalassery (January 12, 1979 – April 21, 2007) ** Bishop Andrew Marak (April 21, 2007 – present)

Coadjutor Bishop

* Andrew Marak (2004-2007)

Auxiliary Bishop

* Jose Chirackal (2020-)

Saints and causes for canonisation

* Servant of God Bishop

, SDB

References

External links

GCatholic.org

Catholic Hierarchy
Tura Christianity in Meghalaya Tura, Meghalaya Tura Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century 1973 establishments in Meghalaya {{India-RC-diocese-stub