Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaipur

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaipur (Dioecesis Iaipurensis) in India was created on July 20, 2005, when the Diocese of Ajmer and Jaipur was split. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Agra. Its bishop is Oswald Lewis, the first one in the diocese's history, previously auxiliary bishop of Meerut. The parish church Our Lady of the Annunciation at Malviya Nagar is now the cathedral for the diocese.

Diocese of Jaipur

Dioecesis Iaipurensis

जयपुर के सूबा
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Annunciation in Jaipur
Location
CountryIndia
Ecclesiastical provinceAgra
MetropolitanAgra
Statistics
Area129,060 km2 (49,830 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2006)
25,828,271
4,096 (0.0%)
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established20 July 2005
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Annunciation in Jaipur
Patron saintOur Lady of the Annunciation
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopOswald Lewis
Metropolitan ArchbishopAlbert D'Souza

The diocese covers 21 districts of the state of Rajasthan. Neighboring dioceses are the Diocese of Ajmer to the south, the Archdiocese of Delhi, the Diocese of Jalandhar and the Diocese of Simla-Chandigarh to the north, the Archdiocese of Agra and the Diocese of Gwalior to the east and Pakistan to the west.


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