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Archdiocese of Delhi

Archidioecesis Delhiensis



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Split: 4 June 1959
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: India
  • Square Kilometers: 14,420 (5,569 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.archdiocesedelhi.org/
  • Mailing Address: Archbishop's House, 1 Ashok Place, New Delhi-110001, India
  • Telephone: (011)2336.2058
  • Fax: 2374.6575

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Archdiocese of Simla
13 September 1910ErectedArchdiocese 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)
22 May 1913ElevatedArchdiocese of Simla (Became a Metropolitan)
Archdiocese of Delhi and Simla
13 April 1937Territory AddedArchdiocese of Agra (Delhi and Punjab)
Archdiocese of Simla
Archdiocese of Delhi and Simla (and Name Change)
Archdiocese of Delhi
4 June 1959SplitArchdiocese of Delhi and Simla Archdiocese of Delhi
Diocese of Simla (Ambala, Pattala, Karnal, and parts of Kangra (of Punjab); Mandi, Bilaspur, Mahasu, and Sirmur (or Sarmour) (of Himachal Pradesh))
19 October 1962Territory LostArchdiocese of Delhi (Districts Hissar and Bathinda (in the State of Punjab)) Diocese of Simla

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Delhi and Simla
19509,100835,3991.1%41317535125412ap1951
Archdiocese of Delhi
196922,2507,500,000.3%2824524275215112ap1971
198027,7319,362,000.3%486411224721527919ap1981
199048,56712,208,900.4%529915132126440730ap1991
199881,00018,250,000.4%7611218843029153946ap2002
200299,80018,900,000.5%8211419650928763447ap2003
2003105,00018,920,000.6%9912822746230782851ap2004
2004105,20018,920,900.6%10812823644537881560ap2005
2006106,80019,016,000.6%11212824044530181570ap2007
2013112,34826,469,385.4%10515425943342352684ap2014
201696,91627,510,000.4%11215026236933854061ap2017
2019100,00028,538,660.4%13215728934634941361ap2020
202195,00029,139,000.3%11415326735532152566ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Archdiocese of Simla
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 2, Page 851, and Page 852
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 5, Page 266, and Page 267
  • Archdiocese of Delhi and Simla
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 29, Page 383, and Page 384
  • Archdiocese of Delhi
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 51, Page 653
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 51, Page 884, to Page 886
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 54, Page 868

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