Allahabad (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Louis Mascarenhas, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Elevated: 1 September 1886
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Agra
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: India
Square Kilometers: 47,852 (18,482 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.dioceseofallahabad.org/
Mailing Address: Bishop's House, 32 Thornhill Road, Allahabad-211002, U.P., India
Telephone: (0532)240.74.51

Past and Present Ordinaries

Anastasius (Alois) Hartmann, O.F.M. Cap. † (30 Sep 1845 Appointed - 8 Mar 1854 Resigned)
Athanasius Eduard Zuber, O.F.M. Cap. † (8 Mar 1854 Appointed - 8 Dec 1859 Resigned)
Anastasius (Alois) Hartmann, O.F.M. Cap. † (24 Jan 1860 Appointed - 24 Apr 1866 Died)
Paul Tosi, O.F.M. Cap. † (3 Mar 1868 Appointed - 27 Sep 1880 Appointed, Vicar Apostolic of Punjab)
Benedetto Valeri, O.F.M. Cap. † (1 Oct 1880 Appointed - )
Francesco Vincenzo Pesci, O.F.M. Cap. † (8 May 1881 Appointed - 8 Jul 1896 Died)
Carlo Giuseppe Gentili, O.F.M. Cap. † (29 Mar 1897 Appointed - 27 Aug 1898 Appointed, Archbishop of Agra)
Vittore Gaetano Sinibaldi, O.F.M. Cap. † (27 Sep 1899 Appointed - 5 Jan 1902 Died)
Petronio Francesco Gramigna, O.F.M. Cap. † (10 Aug 1904 Appointed - 18 Dec 1917 Died)
Giuseppe Angelo Poli, O.F.M. Cap. † (18 Dec 1917 Succeeded - 11 Jul 1946 Resigned)
Leonard Joseph Raymond † (10 Apr 1947 Appointed - 16 Jan 1964 Appointed, Archbishop of Nagpur)
Raymond D’Mello † (21 Apr 1964 Appointed - 20 Dec 1969 Resigned)
Alfred Fernández † (25 Jun 1970 Appointed - 15 Dec 1975 Resigned)
Baptist Mudartha † (1 Mar 1976 Appointed - 5 May 1988 Retired)
Isidore Fernandes † (5 May 1988 Appointed - 31 Jan 2013 Resigned)
Raphy Manjaly (17 Oct 2013 Appointed - 12 Nov 2020 Appointed, Archbishop of Agra)
Louis Mascarenhas (17 Jun 2023 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Patna
7 February 1845	Erected	Vicariate Apostolic of Tibet-Hindustan	Vicariate Apostolic of Patna (erected)
Diocese of Allahabad
1 September 1886	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Patna	Diocese of Allahabad
1892	Territory Lost	Diocese of Allahabad	Prefecture Apostolic of Bettiah (erected)
18 July 1932	Territory Lost	Diocese 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)
11 March 1935	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ajmer (Part of the Administration of Central India, which is south of the Administration of Rajputana, the Prefecture (tahsil) of Thandla, the districts of Isaghar and Mandasor, and the State of Sitaman) Diocese of Allahabad (State of Bhopal and the district of Bhilsa) Diocese of Nagpur (District of Eoshangabad (except Pachmari), district of Nimar, State of Barwani, and that part of the States of Indore and Dhar, which lies to the south of the river Narbada)	Prefecture Apostolic of Indore (erected)
12 January 1940	Territory Lost	Diocese of Allahabad (Jhansi, Jalaun, Eamirpur, and Banda)	Prefecture Apostolic of Jhansi (erected)
12 January 1940	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Agra (Shahjahanpur and Piltbhit) Diocese of Allahabad (Lucknow, Unnao, Barabanki, Gonda, Hardoi, Sitapur, Baliraichj Kheri, Nainital, and Almora)	Diocese of Lucknow (erected)
11 July 1946	Territory Lost	Diocese of Allahabad (Goraldipur, Azamgarli, Ballia, Jaunpur, Ghezipur, Behares, and Mirza)	Prefecture Apostolic of Gorakhpur (erected)
9 January 1947	Territory Added	Prefecture Apostolic of Gorakhpur (Mirzapur)	Diocese of Allahabad

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Diocese of Allahabad

1959 6,373 10,000,000 .1% 34 6 40 159 5 121 4 ap1960

1970 8,085 11,000,000 .1% 50 8 58 139 92 233 4 ap1971

1980 6,973 16,274,000 .0% 63 11 74 94 83 286 5 ap1981

1990 8,802 21,495,810 .0% 66 10 76 115 53 312 5 ap1991

1999 11,715 25,914,016 .0% 69 12 81 144 26 310 9 ap2000

2000 12,231 26,231,226 .0% 70 12 82 149 27 302 9 ap2001

2001 12,442 26,892,327 .0% 70 12 82 151 26 305 13 ap2002

2002 12,704 26,995,468 .0% 74 10 84 151 22 301 13 ap2003

2003 12,540 27,123,504 .0% 72 11 83 151 23 356 33 ap2004

2004 12,566 26,232,500 .0% 74 8 82 153 29 368 35 ap2005

2006 12,767 30,800,000 .0% 77 11 88 145 21 383 35 ap2007

2012 13,525 32,644,000 .0% 75 13 88 153 33 353 39 ap2013

2015 13,992 41,517,000 .0% 75 13 88 159 40 398 39 ap2016

2018 13,987 42,611,355 .0% 73 12 85 164 42 417 39 ap2019

2020 11,201 43,530,600 .0% 78 16 94 119 21 376 42 ap2021

2022 9,982 44,414,000 .0% 76 18 94 106 24 384 43 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Allahabad
1959	6,373	10,000,000	.1%	34	6	40	159	5	121	4	ap1960
1970	8,085	11,000,000	.1%	50	8	58	139	92	233	4	ap1971
1980	6,973	16,274,000	.0%	63	11	74	94	83	286	5	ap1981
1990	8,802	21,495,810	.0%	66	10	76	115	53	312	5	ap1991
1999	11,715	25,914,016	.0%	69	12	81	144	26	310	9	ap2000
2000	12,231	26,231,226	.0%	70	12	82	149	27	302	9	ap2001
2001	12,442	26,892,327	.0%	70	12	82	151	26	305	13	ap2002
2002	12,704	26,995,468	.0%	74	10	84	151	22	301	13	ap2003
2003	12,540	27,123,504	.0%	72	11	83	151	23	356	33	ap2004
2004	12,566	26,232,500	.0%	74	8	82	153	29	368	35	ap2005
2006	12,767	30,800,000	.0%	77	11	88	145	21	383	35	ap2007
2012	13,525	32,644,000	.0%	75	13	88	153	33	353	39	ap2013
2015	13,992	41,517,000	.0%	75	13	88	159	40	398	39	ap2016
2018	13,987	42,611,355	.0%	73	12	85	164	42	417	39	ap2019
2020	11,201	43,530,600	.0%	78	16	94	119	21	376	42	ap2021
2022	9,982	44,414,000	.0%	76	18	94	106	24	384	43	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Lorenzo a Cento, O.F.M. Cap. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 15 Mar 1853 - Did Not Take Effect)
Raymond D’Mello † (Bishop: 21 Apr 1964 to 20 Dec 1969)
Isidore Fernandes † (Priest: 28 Oct 1972; Bishop: 5 May 1988 to 31 Jan 2013)
Alfred Fernández † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1970 to 15 Dec 1975)
Carlo Giuseppe Gentili, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1897 to 27 Aug 1898)
Petronio Francesco Gramigna, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 10 Aug 1904 to 18 Dec 1917)
Anastasius (Alois) Hartmann, O.F.M. Cap. † (Vicar Apostolic: 30 Sep 1845 to 8 Mar 1854)
Baptist Mudartha † (Bishop: 1 Mar 1976 to 5 May 1988)
Francesco Vincenzo Pesci, O.F.M. Cap. † (Vicar Apostolic: 8 May 1881; Bishop: 25 Nov 1886 to 8 Jul 1896)
Giuseppe Angelo Poli, O.F.M. Cap. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 13 Mar 1915; Bishop: 18 Dec 1917 to 11 Jul 1946)
Leonard Joseph Raymond † (Bishop: 10 Apr 1947 to 16 Jan 1964)
Vittore Gaetano Sinibaldi, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 27 Sep 1899 to 5 Jan 1902)
Paul Tosi, O.F.M. Cap. † (Vicar Apostolic: 3 Mar 1868 to 27 Sep 1880)
Benedetto Valeri, O.F.M. Cap. † (Vicar Apostolic: 1 Oct 1880)
Athanasius Eduard Zuber, O.F.M. Cap. † (Vicar Apostolic: 8 Mar 1854 to 8 Dec 1859)

Source(s)

Vicariate Apostolic of Patna
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 121
Diocese of Allahabad
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 90
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 9, Page 47
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 39, Page 230

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