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Archdiocese of Shillong

Archidioecesis Shillongensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Victor Lyngdoh, Archbishop

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Split: 30 March 1992
  • Metropolitan See
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: India
  • Square Kilometers: 5,196 (2,006 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.shillongarchdiocese.org/
  • Mailing Address: Archbishop's House, Shillong-793003, Meghalaya, India
  • Telephone: (0364)250.17.56
  • Fax: 222.18.18

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Assam
13 December 1889ErectedDiocese of Krishnagar Prefecture Apostolic of Assam (erected)
18 July 1928Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Assam (Sylhet and Cachar) Diocese of Chittagong
Diocese of Shillong
9 July 1934ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Assam Diocese of Shillong
12 July 1951Territory LostDiocese of Shillong (Lakimpur, Naga Hills, Sibsagar, and Manipur) Diocese of Dibrugarh (erected)
16 January 1964Territory LostDiocese of Dibrugarh (Subansiri, Siang, and part of Lakhimpur)
Diocese of Shillong (Darrang, Nowgong, and parts of Goalpara and Kamrup)
Diocese of Tezpur (erected)
Archdiocese of Gauhati-Shillong
26 June 1969ElevatedDiocese of Shillong Archdiocese of Gauhati-Shillong
Archdiocese of Shillong-Gauhati
22 January 1970Name ChangedArchdiocese of Gauhati-Shillong Archdiocese of Shillong-Gauhati
1 March 1973Territory LostArchdiocese of Shillong-Gauhati (Garo Hills and south side of river Brahmaputra) Diocese of Tura (erected)
5 December 1983Territory LostArchdiocese of Shillong-Gauhati (Karbi Anglong and North Cachar Hills) Diocese of Diphu (erected)
30 March 1992Territory LostArchdiocese of Shillong-Gauhati
Diocese of Tezpur
Diocese of Tura
Diocese of Guwahati (erected) (Kokhrajar, Dhubri, Goalpara, Barpetta, Nalbari, Kamrup, and Nagaon (except Rupahihat, Kaliabar, and Samugari))
Archdiocese of Shillong
30 March 1992SplitArchdiocese of Shillong-Gauhati Archdiocese of Shillong
28 January 2006Territory LostArchdiocese of Shillong (West Khasi Hills) Diocese of Nongstoin (erected)
28 January 2006Territory LostArchdiocese of Shillong (Jaintia Hills) Diocese of Jowai (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Shillong
195084,5867,100,0001.2%55551,5375310417ap1951
Archdiocese of Gauhati-Shillong
Archdiocese of Shillong-Gauhati
1970122,1692,500,0004.9%1269811,50815522719ap1971
1980138,0771,884,3447.3%25851101,25524331829ap1981
1990218,9202,728,3648.0%381041421,54122041229ap1991
Archdiocese of Shillong
1999323,4141,329,20424.3%55941492,17024747133ap2000
2000335,0661,357,11824.7%55951502,23325145436ap2001
2001351,2131,443,59624.3%55951502,34122045437ap2002
2002364,9601,493,74624.4%531081612,26631846138ap2003
2003380,9951,555,34624.5%541101642,32333347941ap2004
2004386,7581,668,30623.2%551141692,28829050444ap2005
2005364,9601,493,74624.4%551081632,2393745438bul30Jan2006
2006230,150886,79426.0%41871281,7983235322bul30Jan2006
2010271,0001,093,00024.8%521001521,78239644231ap2011
2014280,1821,125,00024.9%611061671,67745052234ap2015
2017312,3261,170,00026.7%661061721,81520454235ap2018
2020331,9081,207,30027.5%621241861,78422654235ap2021
2022346,0601,233,00028.1%651281931,79327955635ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Archdiocese of Gauhati-Shillong
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 62, Page 29, and Page 30
  • Archdiocese of Shillong-Gauhati
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 62, Page 233

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