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Diocese of Bareilly

Dioecesis Bareillensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Ignatius D’Souza, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 19 January 1989
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Agra
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: India
  • Square Kilometers: 32,860 (12,692 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://bareillydiocese.org
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, 63 Cantt., Bareilly 243001, U.P., India
  • Telephone: (0581)2510.598
  • Fax: 2511.421

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
19 January 1989ErectedDiocese of Lucknow (Naini Tal, Almora, Pitoragarh, Bareilly, Shajahanpur, and Pilibhit) Diocese of Bareilly (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
19904,7009,200,000.1%2011311511913933ap1991
19995,6959,062,995.1%3416501132621946ap2000
20005,7759,073,322.1%3416501152624152ap2001
20015,7809,223,527.1%3717541072324552ap2002
20025,9429,433,836.1%3517521142424655ap2003
20035,3469,544,232.1%392059902725952ap2004
20045,6569,563,336.1%391857992527053ap2005
20065,7109,593,460.1%402262923627652ap2007
20126,43510,249,596.1%483179814230255ap2013
20136,74410,352,001.1%513283814228955ap2014
20156,98510,555,125.1%523991764629342ap2016
20187,46010,586,780.1%563490824331957ap2019
20207,84610,822,900.1%593291864732157ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 81, Page 812, and Page 813

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