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Diocese of Baruipur

Dioecesis Baruipurensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Shyamal Bose, Bishop
  • Salvadore Lobo, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 30 May 1977
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Calcutta
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: India
  • Square Kilometers: 10,568 (4,081 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.baruipurdiocese.org/
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, 24 Parganas South, Baruipur P.O., Kolkata-700144, West Bengal, India
  • Telephone: (033)2433.8299

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
30 May 1977ErectedArchdiocese of Calcutta (Southern and central part of 24 Paraganas) Diocese of Baruipur (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
198026,2125,400,000.5%417211,24822569ap1981
199035,2306,400,000.6%1515301,174435110ap1991
199951,9188,400,000.6%2618441,179617715ap2000
200053,1098,400,000.6%2717441,207688415ap2001
200154,7158,513,285.6%2816441,243798418ap2002
200255,4198,628,131.6%2717441,259598619ap2003
200355,9278,800,693.6%2720471,189708919ap2004
200456,0558,888,699.6%3124551,019519219ap2005
200657,1909,067,800.6%3322551,039839921ap2007
201260,4659,834,000.6%3222541,1196910922ap2013
201561,6639,366,144.7%3928679205911722ap2016
201862,8479,445,909.7%3831699106411622ap2019
202063,5539,540,604.7%3931709076411723ap2021
202263,5129,588,307.7%4330738704311923ap2023

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 69, Page 561, and Page 562
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 70, Page 231, and Page 232

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