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Diocese of Itanagar

Dioecesis Itanagarensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 7 December 2005
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Guwahati
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: India
  • Square Kilometers: 52,283 (20,194 Square Miles)
  • Description: Civil Districts: Tawang, West Kameng, East Kameng, Papum Pare, Upper Subansiri, Lower Subansiri, Kurung Kamay, West Siang, East Siang, and Upper Siang
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, P.O. Box 294, Itanagar-791110, Naharlagun, Arunachal Pradesh, India
  • Telephone: 943.6228.087

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
7 December 2005ErectedDiocese of Tezpur (Tawang, West Kameng, East Kameng, Papum Pare, Upper Subasini, Lower Subasini, Kurung Kamey, West Siang, East Siang, and Upper Siang) Diocese of Itanagar (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
2005101,689664,89515.3%322254,067104011bul7Dec05
200672,000670,97310.7%1324371,945317318ap2007
201375,182825,5909.1%1270829167913730ap2014
201680,000898,0008.9%12891017929816032ap2017
201982,581771,56410.7%209811869910616039ap2020
202183,822772,96410.8%249812268710716642ap2022

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 98, Page 303, and Page 304

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