Bishop(s)
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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Prefecture Apostolic of Central Bengal | |||
19 July 1870 | Erected | Vicariate Apostolic of Western Bengal | Prefecture Apostolic of Central Bengal (erected) |
Diocese of Central Bengal | |||
1 September 1886 | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Central Bengal | Diocese of Central Bengal |
Diocese of Krishnagar | |||
1887 | Name Changed | Diocese of Central Bengal | Diocese of Krishnagar |
13 December 1889 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Krishnagar | Prefecture Apostolic of Assam (erected) |
25 May 1927 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Krishnagar | Diocese of Dinajpur (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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Diocese of Krishnagar | ||||||||||||
1950 | 7,763 | 7,957,675 | .1% | 20 | 20 | 388 | 28 | 45 | 6 | ap1951 | ||
1970 | 14,885 | 4,397,012 | .3% | 26 | 26 | 572 | 41 | 226 | 9 | ap1971 | ||
1980 | 21,850 | 4,872,000 | .4% | 3 | 31 | 34 | 642 | 48 | 227 | 11 | ap1981 | |
1990 | 35,594 | 6,788,000 | .5% | 8 | 27 | 35 | 1,016 | 1 | 42 | 275 | 12 | ap1991 |
1999 | 56,000 | 7,400,000 | .8% | 14 | 27 | 41 | 1,365 | 1 | 42 | 322 | 13 | ap2000 |
2000 | 56,190 | 7,358,890 | .8% | 12 | 28 | 40 | 1,404 | 43 | 335 | 13 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 59,345 | 7,358,890 | .8% | 21 | 26 | 47 | 1,262 | 1 | 43 | 303 | 13 | ap2002 |
2002 | 59,975 | 7,360,680 | .8% | 25 | 20 | 45 | 1,332 | 1 | 51 | 310 | 14 | ap2003 |
2003 | 60,045 | 7,431,480 | .8% | 25 | 20 | 45 | 1,334 | 1 | 41 | 324 | 14 | ap2004 |
2004 | 60,158 | 10,561,058 | .6% | 22 | 28 | 50 | 1,203 | 1 | 42 | 328 | 14 | ap2005 |
2013 | 62,828 | 11,152,000 | .6% | 38 | 38 | 76 | 826 | 63 | 466 | 22 | ap2014 | |
2016 | 64,906 | 11,591,600 | .6% | 38 | 31 | 69 | 940 | 48 | 521 | 20 | ap2017 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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