Roman Catholic Diocese of Raigarh

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Raigarh (Latin: Raigarhen(sis)) is a diocese located at the Bishop's House in Kunkuri, Raigarh.[1] It is in the Ecclesiastical province of Raipur in India.

Diocese of Raigarh Dioecesis Raigarhensis रायगढ़ के सूबा
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Raipur
Metropolitan	Raipur
Statistics
Area	7,086 km^2 (2,736 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2010) 1,367,000 61,770 (4.5%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. Michael in Raigarh
Patron saint	Michael the Archangel
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Paul Toppo
Metropolitan Archbishop	Victor Henry Thakur

History

On 13 December 1951, it was established as Diocese of Raigarh–Ambikapur from the Diocese of Nagpur and Diocese of Ranchi. Later, on 10 November 1977, it was renamed as Diocese of Raigarh when the Diocese of Ambikapur was erected.

Leadership

• Bishops of Raigarh (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Paul Toppo (23 March 2006 – present)
  • Bishop Victor Kindo (25 November 1985 – 23 March 2006)
  • Bishop Francis Ekka (10 November 1977 – 15 March 1984)
• Bishops of Raigarh – Ambikapur (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Francis Ekka (24 April 1971 – 10 November 1977)
  • Bishop Stanislaus Tigga (24 December 1957 – 9 July 1970)
  • Bishop Oscar Sevrin, S.J. (13 December 1951 – 8 November 1957)

References

1. "Diocese of Raigarh". Catholic Directory.

External links

• GCatholic.org ^{[self-published]}
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}