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Diocese of Jowai

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Bishop(s)

  • Ferdinand Dkhar, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 28 January 2006
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Shillong
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: India
  • Square Kilometers: 3,819 (1,475 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://jowaidiocese.org/
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, 4th Mile, Lumbihsyntu-Mihmyntdu, Jowai-793150, West Jaintia Hills Dt., Meghalaya, India
  • Telephone: (07005)840.464

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
28 January 2006ErectedArchdiocese of Shillong (Jaintia Hills) Diocese of Jowai (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
200659,095293,22920.2%98173,47613407ap2007
201281,242406,22720.0%1419332,461334012ap2013
201381,190393,08220.7%1317302,706344012ap2014
201696,204435,93522.1%1719362,672434013ap2017
2019106,027454,34523.3%1931502,120534017ap2020
2021111,930437,38025.6%1830482,3315011718ap2022

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 98, Page 307, and Page 308

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