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 Bengal | |||
18 April 1834 | Erected | Vicariate Apostolic of Bengal (erected) | |
15 February 1850 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Bengal | Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Bengal (erected) |
Vicariate Apostolic of Western Bengal | |||
15 February 1850 | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Bengal | Vicariate Apostolic of Western Bengal |
19 July 1870 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Western Bengal | Prefecture Apostolic of Central Bengal (erected) |
Archdiocese of Calcutta | |||
1 September 1886 | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Western Bengal | Archdiocese of Calcutta |
25 May 1927 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Calcutta | Diocese of Ranchi (erected) |
15 February 1929 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Calcutta
Vicariate Apostolic of Tatsienlu | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Sikkim (erected) |
14 June 1951 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Calcutta
Diocese of Nagpur Diocese of Ranchi | Diocese of Sambalpur (erected) |
17 January 1952 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Calcutta | Prefecture Apostolic of Malda (erected) |
2 July 1962 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Calcutta | Diocese of Jamshedpur (erected) |
8 June 1968 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Calcutta | Prefecture Apostolic of Balasore (erected) |
30 May 1977 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Calcutta | Diocese of Baruipur (erected) |
24 October 1997 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Calcutta | Diocese of Asansol (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 Calcutta | ||||||||||||
1950 | 82,053 | 29,159,168 | .3% | 20 | 171 | 191 | 429 | 144 | 259 | 40 | ap1951 | |
1959 | 106,203 | 30,300,258 | .4% | 24 | 186 | 210 | 505 | 270 | 528 | 54 | ap1960 | |
1970 | 82,603 | 27,276,722 | .3% | 34 | 150 | 184 | 448 | 243 | 538 | 33 | ap1971 | |
1980 | 85,900 | 30,240,000 | .3% | 62 | 98 | 160 | 536 | 198 | 636 | 32 | ap1981 | |
1990 | 107,687 | 35,441,000 | .3% | 68 | 126 | 194 | 555 | 302 | 762 | 52 | ap1991 | |
1999 | 133,740 | 24,813,952 | .5% | 88 | 132 | 220 | 607 | 363 | 857 | 31 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 135,543 | 25,114,983 | .5% | 65 | 139 | 204 | 664 | 397 | 828 | 32 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 136,804 | 25,124,983 | .5% | 65 | 132 | 197 | 694 | 349 | 950 | 34 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 138,535 | 23,150,108 | .6% | 66 | 141 | 207 | 669 | 305 | 922 | 34 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 139,920 | 27,665,118 | .5% | 65 | 141 | 206 | 679 | 3 | 316 | 905 | 34 | ap2004 |
2004 | 141,726 | 29,048,374 | .5% | 70 | 137 | 207 | 684 | 313 | 880 | 37 | ap2005 | |
2006 | 145,246 | 31,152,686 | .5% | 70 | 141 | 211 | 688 | 328 | 1,141 | 38 | ap2007 | |
2013 | 160,165 | 39,553,435 | .4% | 72 | 167 | 239 | 670 | 285 | 1,158 | 42 | ap2014 | |
2016 | 168,564 | 41,543,265 | .4% | 83 | 164 | 247 | 682 | 195 | 735 | 45 | ap2017 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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