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Diocese of Udaipur

Dioecesis Udaipurensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Devprasad John Ganawa, S.V.D., Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 3 December 1984
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Agra
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: India
  • Square Kilometers: 47,397 (18,307 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.udaipurdiocese.org/
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, Khristanjali, 1-Alipura, Udaipur-313001, Rajasthan, India
  • Telephone: (0294)252.4827

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
3 December 1984ErectedDiocese of Ajmer and Jaipur (Bhilwara, Udaipur, Chittorgarh, Dungarpur, and Manswara (in Rajasthan) along with tehsil of Thandla in Madhya Pradesh) Diocese of Udaipur (erected)
25 March 2002Territory LostDiocese of Indore (Jhabua, Ratlam, Mandsaur, and Neemuch along with Sardarpur Tahshil (in Dhar) and Thandla Tahshil (in Jhabua))
Diocese of Udaipur (Thandla, Dungripada, Jhapandara, and Badi Dhamni)
Diocese of Jhabua (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
199025,7966,725,000.4%357426141020022ap1991
199934,6917,039,450.5%3915546421623128ap2000
200033,0397,544,450.4%399486881023627ap2001
200136,0187,645,450.5%3912517061221931ap2002
200222,6167,525,450.3%3512474811817416ap2003
200319,5407,500,000.3%3810484071018417ap2004
200419,9147,500,000.3%4412563551220428ap2005
201023,8678,112,000.3%5117683501820930ap2011
201425,0008,674,000.3%5512673731219750ap2015
201722,72219,606,380.1%5616723152224532ap2018
202024,35511,740,000.2%5418723382422933ap2021

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 77, Page 277, and Page 278

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