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Diocese of Hazaribag

Dioecesis Hazaribagana



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Bishop(s)

  • Anand Jojo, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 1 April 1995
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Ranchi
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: India
  • Square Kilometers: 16,918 (6,534 Square Miles)
  • Description: Civil districts of Chatra, Hazaribag, Koderma, and part of Bokaro
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, Diocesan Trg. Centre, Zulu Park, Hazaribag-825301, Jharkhand, India
  • Telephone: (06546)222.340; 226.820
  • Fax: 226.820

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
1 April 1995ErectedDiocese of Daltonganj (Hazaribag, Kodarma, Chatra, and part of Bokaro) Diocese of Hazaribag (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
199932,2004,915,980.7%2461853787635815ap2000
200033,0675,010,410.7%2459833987236715ap2001
200134,1205,411,451.6%2561863967536816ap2002
200234,1205,411,451.6%2564893837836816ap2003
200334,7125,427,594.6%2574993509337718ap2004
200435,1185,015,093.7%2359824287237520ap2005
200635,2525,067,000.7%2265874058739020ap2007
201336,4205,567,000.7%349012429313042823ap2014
201637,7425,786,000.7%388111931712142823ap2017
201941,2525,423,142.8%5410816225414139224ap2020
202142,1655,494,540.8%5711617324315240025ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 87, Page 983, and Page 984

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