Roman Catholic Diocese of Tezpur
Roman Catholic diocese in Assam, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Diocese of Tezpur is a Roman Catholic diocese that has its seat in Tezpur, which is in Assam, India. It was founded in 1964.
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Diocese of Tezpur Dioecesis Tezpurensis | |
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Location | |
Country | India |
Ecclesiastical province | Guwahati |
Metropolitan | Guwahati |
Statistics | |
Area | 38,700 km2 (14,900 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2018) 8,915,700 199,600 (4%) |
Parishes | 33 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 16 January 1964 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St John Bosco in Tezpur |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Michael Akasius Toppo |
Metropolitan Archbishop | John Moolachira |
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