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Diocese of Jabalpur

Dioecesis Iabalpurensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Jesu Gaspar Valan Arasu, Bishop
  • Gerald Almeida, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 5 July 1954
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bhopal
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: India
  • Square Kilometers: 52,980 (20,463 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, Sneh Sadan, 599 South Civil Lines, Jabalpur-482001, M.P., India
  • Telephone: (0761)262.24.13
  • Fax: 262.43.60

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Jubbulpore
18 July 1932ErectedDiocese of Allahabad (districts of Sagar, Damoh, Rewa, Siddhi, Shahdol, Satna, Panna, Chattarpur, and Tikamgarh)
Diocese of Nagpur (districts of Jabalpur, Mandla, Narsinghpur and the tahsil of Laknadon)
Prefecture Apostolic of Jubbulpore (erected)
Prefecture Apostolic of Jabalpur
21 October 1950Name ChangedPrefecture Apostolic of Jubbulpore Prefecture Apostolic of Jabalpur
19 September 1953Metropolitan ChangedPrefecture Apostolic of Jabalpur (from Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor))
Diocese of Jabalpur
5 July 1954ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Jabalpur Diocese of Jabalpur
13 September 1963Territory LostDiocese of Ajmer and Jaipur (Raisen)
Diocese of Indore (Bhopal, Sehore, Vishisha, and Hoshangabad)
Diocese of Jabalpur (Sagar)
Archdiocese of Bhopal (erected)
13 September 1963Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Jabalpur (from Nagpur)
29 July 1968Territory LostDiocese of Jabalpur (Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur, Panna, Satna, Rewa, and Sidhi) Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Satna (Syro-Malabar) (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Prefecture Apostolic of Jabalpur
19505,9838,890,542.1%42832186652ap1951
Diocese of Jabalpur
197014,2533,831,459.4%32144630927954ap1971
198018,2135,373,000.3%431154337171298ap1981
199025,4416,723,000.4%422062410281779ap1991
199925,1308,017,000.3%624811022810925612ap2000
200025,8678,115,000.3%624811023510925012ap2001
200129,1878,145,000.4%624911126210024512ap2002
200228,8038,150,000.4%654911425210027312ap2003
200325,1879,032,285.3%705412420311727812ap2004
200425,2928,450,000.3%715412520211728112ap2005
200628,7879,032,285.3%766213820811733012ap2007
201325,4169,758,000.3%83561391829534913ap2014
201626,2809,940,000.3%856014518110635213ap2017
201927,09310,292,000.3%85381232208136713ap2020
202128,23810,500,000.3%76451212338832713ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Prefecture Apostolic of Jubbulpore
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 24, Page 401
  • Prefecture Apostolic of Jabalpur
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 43, Page 127
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 46, Page 83, to Page 87
  • Diocese of Jabalpur
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 46, Page 689, to Page 691

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