Bishop(s)
Suffragan Dioceses
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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Vicariate Apostolic of Idalcan / Deccan / Bijapur | |||
1637 | Erected | Archdiocese of Goa | Vicariate Apostolic of Idalcan / Deccan / Bijapur (erected) |
Vicariate Apostolic of Great Mogul (Mughals) | |||
1669 | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Idalcan / Deccan / Bijapur | Vicariate Apostolic of Great Mogul (Mughals) |
1704 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Great Mogul (Mughals) | Prefecture Apostolic of Tibet (erected) |
1769 | Territory Added | Prefecture Apostolic of Tibet (suppressed) | Vicariate Apostolic of Great Mogul (Mughals) |
17 May 1784 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Great Mogul (Mughals) | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Hindustan (erected) |
Vicariate Apostolic of Bombay | |||
1820 | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Great Mogul (Mughals) | Vicariate Apostolic of Bombay |
8 March 1854 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Bombay | Vicariate Apostolic of Poona (erected) |
Archdiocese of Bombay | |||
1 September 1886 | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Bombay | Archdiocese of Bombay |
25 January 1930 | Territory Added | Diocese of Poona (Khandala and Kune) | Archdiocese of Bombay |
1934 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Bombay (Northern and central part of Quierat, from the river Mahi to the region of Sind, the whole peninsula of Kathiavar and the island of Gutch) | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Ahmedabad (erected) |
20 May 1948 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Bombay (Sind and Baluchistan) | Diocese of Karachi (erected) |
29 September 1966 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Bombay (Panchmahals, Baroda, Broach, Surat, and Dangs (all in Gujarat)) | Diocese of Baroda (erected) |
30 April 1988 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Bombay
Diocese of Nashik Diocese of Poona | Diocese of Kalyan (Syro-Malabar) (erected) (Syro-Malabar Faithful) |
22 May 1998 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Bombay (Vasai, Bhiwandi, Shahapur, Wada, Jawahar, Palghar, Mokhada, Dahanu, and Talasari (all in Thane)) | Diocese of Vasai (erected) |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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Archdiocese of Bombay | ||||||||||||
1950 | 209,000 | 10,500,000 | 2.0% | 167 | 120 | 287 | 728 | 120 | 253 | 86 | ap1951 | |
1959 | 298,435 | 10,783,795 | 2.8% | 195 | 142 | 337 | 885 | 218 | 462 | 85 | ap1960 | |
1970 | 400,862 | 6,863,547 | 5.8% | 272 | 223 | 495 | 809 | 369 | 1,015 | 99 | ap1971 | |
1980 | 518,486 | 9,703,000 | 5.3% | 300 | 238 | 538 | 963 | 404 | 1,343 | 103 | ap1981 | |
1990 | 565,504 | 14,880,000 | 3.8% | 331 | 272 | 603 | 937 | 410 | 1,517 | 122 | ap1991 | |
1999 | 544,177 | 14,636,931 | 3.7% | 306 | 263 | 569 | 956 | 357 | 1,412 | 86 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 506,648 | 14,661,645 | 3.5% | 291 | 265 | 556 | 911 | 370 | 1,428 | 86 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 485,790 | 14,661,645 | 3.3% | 283 | 278 | 561 | 865 | 364 | 1,428 | 114 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 491,697 | 14,661,645 | 3.4% | 286 | 271 | 557 | 882 | 383 | 1,435 | 113 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 497,850 | 14,955,000 | 3.3% | 285 | 280 | 565 | 881 | 370 | 1,486 | 114 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 503,714 | 15,205,000 | 3.3% | 286 | 262 | 548 | 919 | 358 | 1,500 | 116 | ap2005 | |
2006 | 506,976 | 19,444,203 | 2.6% | 277 | 283 | 560 | 905 | 383 | 1,530 | 118 | ap2007 | |
2012 | 525,017 | 20,399,000 | 2.6% | 284 | 310 | 594 | 883 | 9 | 401 | 1,587 | 122 | ap2013 |
2015 | 517,001 | 21,204,000 | 2.4% | 294 | 311 | 605 | 854 | 10 | 398 | 1,616 | 123 | ap2016 |
2018 | 509,794 | 21,901,620 | 2.3% | 293 | 320 | 613 | 831 | 15 | 399 | 1,605 | 124 | ap2019 |
2020 | 503,888 | 21,928,200 | 2.3% | 280 | 324 | 604 | 834 | 16 | 394 | 1,563 | 124 | ap2021 |
2022 | 491,249 | 21,691,116 | 2.3% | 265 | 312 | 577 | 851 | 15 | 375 | 1,538 | 124 | ap2023 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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