Roman Catholic Diocese of Bettiah
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bettiah (Latin: Bettiahen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Bettiah in the ecclesiastical province of Patna in India.
Diocese of Bettiah Dioecesis Bettiahensis बेतिया के सूबा | |
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Location | |
Country | India |
Ecclesiastical province | Patna |
Metropolitan | Patna |
Statistics | |
Area | 16,089 km2 (6,212 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 15,891,000 5,810 (0.0%) |
Parishes | 12 |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Bettiah |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Fr. Peter Sebastian Goveas |
Metropolitan Archbishop | William D'Souza |
Some of the communicants within this diocese are Bettiah Christians, one of the oldest ethnoreligious Christian communities in the northern Indian subcontinent.[1] Newaris of the Catholic Christian faith who settled in Chuhari in the 1700s after being expelled from Nepal, are part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bettiah as well; they are known as Newar Christians.[1] Other Catholic Christian communities who are served by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Betetiah include those of scheduled castes and tribal people.[1]