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Diocese of Tura

Dioecesis Turana



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Bishop(s)

  • Andrew Raksam Marak, Bishop
  • Jose Chirackal, Auxiliary Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 1 March 1973
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Shillong
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: India
  • Square Kilometers: 8,167 (3,154 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.turadiocese.org/
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, P.B. 10, Tura-794001, West Garo Hills Dt., Meghalaya, India
  • Telephone: (03651)222.370

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
1 March 1973ErectedArchdiocese of Shillong-Gauhati (Garo Hills and south side of river Brahmaputra) Diocese of Tura (erected)
30 March 1992Territory LostArchdiocese of Shillong-Gauhati
Diocese of Tezpur
Diocese of Tura
Diocese of Guwahati (erected) (Kokhrajar, Dhubri, Goalpara, Barpetta, Nalbari, Kamrup, and Nagaon (except Rupahihat, Kaliabar, and Samugari))

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
198061,5021,800,0003.4%920292,120275614ap1981
1990124,5311,255,3119.9%2426502,4903311523ap1991
1999175,653695,00025.3%3529642,7444314628ap2000
2000179,887700,00025.7%3731682,6454614828ap2001
2001187,811705,00026.6%3830682,7617415029ap2002
2002191,632720,00026.6%4029692,7777814829ap2003
2003195,692730,00026.8%4030702,7954819832ap2004
2004201,707762,47326.5%4130712,8408520432ap2005
2010239,511807,00029.7%4239812,95610023138ap2011
2014275,4611,273,90921.6%4742893,09514024941ap2015
2017289,1271,144,16725.3%5043933,1088927943ap2018
2020317,6451,184,80026.8%5240923,4524731945ap2021
2022330,5851,192,00027.7%5041913,6325132246ap2023

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 65, Page 292, and Page 293

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