Roman Catholic Diocese of Bettiah
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bettiah is a diocese
located in the city of Bettiah
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Patna 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 Bettiah
Bettiah
Bettiah is the headquarters of West Champaran district in the state of Bihar, near the Indo-Nepal border, 225 Kilometres north-west of Patna. Bettiah, pronounced as 'Betiya', derived its name from 'baint'...
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 Patna in India.
History
- 1892: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Bettiah from the Diocese of Allahabad
- 1917: Suppressed to the Apostolic Vicariate of Patna
- June 27, 1998: Restored as Diocese of Bettiah from the Diocese of Muzaffarpur
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 Bettiah (Latin Rite)- Bishop Victor Henry Thakur (June 27, 1998 – present)
- Prefects Apostolic of Bettiah (Latin Rite)
- Fr. Eugenio Remigio Schwarz, O.F.M. Cap. (1892 – 1918)