Bishop(s)
Suffragan Dioceses
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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Archdiocese of Simla | |||
13 September 1910 | Erected | Archdiocese 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 1913 | Elevated | Archdiocese of Simla (Became a Metropolitan) | |
Archdiocese of Delhi and Simla | |||
13 April 1937 | Territory Added | Archdiocese of Agra (Delhi and Punjab)
Archdiocese of Simla | Archdiocese of Delhi and Simla (and Name Change) |
Archdiocese of Delhi | |||
4 June 1959 | Split | Archdiocese 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 1962 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Delhi (Districts Hissar and Bathinda (in the State of Punjab)) | Diocese of Simla |
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 Delhi and Simla | ||||||||||||
1950 | 9,100 | 835,399 | 1.1% | 4 | 13 | 17 | 535 | 12 | 54 | 12 | ap1951 | |
Archdiocese of Delhi | ||||||||||||
1969 | 22,250 | 7,500,000 | .3% | 28 | 24 | 52 | 427 | 52 | 151 | 12 | ap1971 | |
1980 | 27,731 | 9,362,000 | .3% | 48 | 64 | 112 | 247 | 215 | 279 | 19 | ap1981 | |
1990 | 48,567 | 12,208,900 | .4% | 52 | 99 | 151 | 321 | 264 | 407 | 30 | ap1991 | |
1998 | 81,000 | 18,250,000 | .4% | 76 | 112 | 188 | 430 | 291 | 539 | 46 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 99,800 | 18,900,000 | .5% | 82 | 114 | 196 | 509 | 287 | 634 | 47 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 105,000 | 18,920,000 | .6% | 99 | 128 | 227 | 462 | 307 | 828 | 51 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 105,200 | 18,920,900 | .6% | 108 | 128 | 236 | 445 | 378 | 815 | 60 | ap2005 | |
2006 | 106,800 | 19,016,000 | .6% | 112 | 128 | 240 | 445 | 301 | 815 | 70 | ap2007 | |
2013 | 112,348 | 26,469,385 | .4% | 105 | 154 | 259 | 433 | 423 | 526 | 84 | ap2014 | |
2016 | 96,916 | 27,510,000 | .4% | 112 | 150 | 262 | 369 | 338 | 540 | 61 | ap2017 | |
2019 | 100,000 | 28,538,660 | .4% | 132 | 157 | 289 | 346 | 349 | 413 | 61 | ap2020 | |
2021 | 95,000 | 29,139,000 | .3% | 114 | 153 | 267 | 355 | 321 | 525 | 66 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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