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Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar

Dioecesis Iammuensis-Srinagarensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Ivan Albert Pereira, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 10 March 1986
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Delhi
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: India
  • Square Kilometers: 222,236 (85,838 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://jammusrinagardiocese.org/
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, Jammu Cantt. 180003, Jammu and Kashmir, India
  • Telephone: (0191)2430.083
  • Fax: 2454.325

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Kashmir and Jammu
17 January 1952ErectedDiocese of Lahore (Jammu)
Diocese of Rawalpindi (Kashmir)
Prefecture Apostolic of Kashmir and Jammu (erected)
Prefecture Apostolic of Jammu and Kashmir
4 May 1968Name ChangedPrefecture Apostolic of Kashmir and Jammu Prefecture Apostolic of Jammu and Kashmir
Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar
10 March 1986ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Jammu and Kashmir Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Prefecture Apostolic of Jammu and Kashmir
19702,4503,560,976.1%10102451042ap1971
19802,2745,027,000.0%213151511455ap1981
Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar
19905,6006,363,500.1%517222542110829ap1991
199914,6009,200,000.2%19284731013218229ap2000
200015,0219,200,000.2%21234434112717429ap2001
200115,2009,300,000.2%23285129813218234ap2002
200215,4549,400,000.2%24204435112019838ap2003
200315,87510,069,917.2%25204535212020038ap2004
200416,00010,075,000.2%28204833312018038ap2005
200616,26010,130,000.2%30134337811318528ap2007
201318,16113,849,892.1%42196129711919542ap2014
20166,50012,548,926.1%3818561161819342ap2017
20197,95013,384,000.1%4322651222220342ap2020
20218,04613,665,590.1%5323761052320842ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Prefecture Apostolic of Kashmir and Jammu
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 44, Page 513, and Page 514
  • Prefecture Apostolic of Jammu and Kashmir
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 60, Page 405
  • Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 78, Page 903, and Page 904

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