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Archdiocese of Agra

Archidioecesis Agraënsis



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Bishop(s)

  • Raphy Manjaly, Archbishop
  • Albert D’Souza, Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 1 September 1886
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: India
  • Square Kilometers: 69,162 (26,713 Square Miles)
  • Description: consists of the following districts in Uttar Pradesh: Agra, Aligarh, Auraiya, Budaun, Bulandshahr, Etah, Etawah, Farrukabad, Fathegarh, Firozabad, Gautambudha Nagar, Hathras, Kannauj, Mainpuri, Mathura and in Rajasthan, Bharatpur and Dholpur.
  • Official Web Site: http://www.agraarchdiocese.com
  • Mailing Address: Archbishop's House, Wazirpura Road, Agra-282003, U.P., India
  • Telephone: (0562) 2851.318; 2526.397

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Mission "Sui Iuris" of Hindustan
17 May 1784ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Great Mogul (Mughals) Mission "Sui Iuris" of Hindustan (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Tibet-Hindustan
1820ElevatedMission "Sui Iuris" of Hindustan Vicariate Apostolic of Tibet-Hindustan
12 September 1834Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Tibet-Hindustan Vicariate Apostolic of Sardhana (erected)
7 February 1845Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Tibet-Hindustan Vicariate Apostolic of Patna (erected)
27 March 1846Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Tibet-Hindustan Vicariate Apostolic of Lhassa (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Agra
1846Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Tibet-Hindustan Vicariate Apostolic of Agra
1880Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Agra Vicariate Apostolic of Punjab (erected)
Archdiocese of Agra
1 September 1886ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Agra Archdiocese of Agra
1890Territory LostArchdiocese of Agra Mission "Sui Iuris" of Rajputana (erected)
13 September 1910Territory LostArchdiocese of Agra (Simla, Ambala, Hissar, Karnal, Patiala, Nakha, Jind, Loharu, and Maler Kotla)
Diocese of Lahore (Mandi, Suket, Kulu, Lahul, and Spiti)
Archdiocese of Simla (erected)
13 April 1937Territory LostArchdiocese of Agra (Delhi and Punjab)
Archdiocese of Simla
Archdiocese of Delhi and Simla (and Name Change)
12 January 1940Territory LostArchdiocese of Agra (Shahjahanpur and Piltbhit)
Diocese of Allahabad (Lucknow, Unnao, Barabanki, Gonda, Hardoi, Sitapur, Baliraichj Kheri, Nainital, and Almora)
Diocese of Lucknow (erected)
21 June 1951Territory LostArchdiocese of Agra (Bandikui and Alwar) Diocese of Ajmer
8 November 1951Territory LostArchdiocese of Agra (Bareilly) Diocese of Lucknow
5 July 1954Territory LostArchdiocese of Agra (Datia and Gwalior)
Prefecture Apostolic of Jhansi
Diocese of Jhansi
20 February 1956Territory LostArchdiocese of Agra (Meerut, Moradabad, Rampur, Bijnor, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Garhwal, Tehri, and Dehra Dun) Diocese of Meerut (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Agra
195012,20012,000,000.1%6344030568622ap1951
19593,20511,000,000.0%38112913366ap1960
19694,96512,200,000.0%3151827521904ap1971
19804,96114,504,961.0%11718275131255ap1981
19908,10016,863,000.0%31536225121666ap1991
199911,11627,003,487.0%371047236182116ap2000
200011,80427,008,973.0%411455214212117ap2001
200111,94027,024,295.0%441761195262247ap2002
200212,08427,053,045.0%461561198222247ap2003
200312,92527,088,913.0%371350258202297ap2004
200412,50027,130,781.0%481058215172347ap2005
200612,64727,228,264.0%691180158172488ap2007
201217,03229,188,000.1%6617832052229435ap2013
201511,58527,180,800.0%7820981182632138ap2016
201813,21527,845,000.0%87161031282239343ap2019
202013,66528,300,300.0%92221141192935645ap2021
202213,68529,568,500.0%103211241102935045ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Tibet-Hindustan
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 121
  • Archdiocese of Agra
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 82
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 9, Page 40
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