Roman Catholic Diocese of Allahabad
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Allahabad is a diocese
located in the city of Allahabad
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Agra in India.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Allahabad
Allahabad
Allahabad , or Settled by God in Persian, is a major city of India and is one of the main holy cities of Hinduism. It was renamed by the Mughals from the ancient name of Prayaga , and is by some accounts the second-oldest city in India. It is located in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh,...
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Agra in India.
History
- 1845: Established as Apostolic VicariateApostolic vicariateAn apostolic vicariate is a form of territorial jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church established in missionary regions and countries that do not have a diocese. It is essentially provisional, though it may last for a century or more...
of Patna from the Apostolic Vicariate of Tibet-Hindustan - September 1, 1886: Promoted as Diocese of Allahabad
Leadership
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Allahabad (Latin Rite)- Bishop Isidore Fernandes (May 5, 1988 – present)
- Bishop Baptist Mudartha (March 1, 1976 – May 5, 1988)
- Bishop Alfred Fernández (June 25, 1970 – December 15, 1975)
- Bishop Raymond D’Mello (April 21, 1964 – December 20, 1969)
- Bishop Leonard Joseph Raymond (later Archbishop) (April 10, 1947 – January 16, 1964)
- Bishop Joseph Angel Poli, O.F.M. Cap. (later Archbishop) (December 18, 1917 – July 11, 1946)
- Bishop Pierre-François Gramigna, O.F.M. Cap. (August 25, 1904 – December 18, 1917)
- Bishop Victor Gaetano Sinibaldi, O.F.M. Cap. (September 27, 1899 – January 5, 1902)
- Bishop Charles Joseph Gentili, O.F.M. Cap. (later Archbishop) (March 29, 1897 – August 27, 1898)
- Bishop Francis Pesci, O.F.M. Cap. (September 1, 1886 – July 9, 1896)