Roman Catholic Diocese of Dibrugarh
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dibrugarh is a diocese
located in the city of Dibrugarh
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Guwahati 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 Dibrugarh
Dibrugarh
Dibrugarh is the headquarters of Dibrugarh district, Assam, India, and is the second largest city in Assam after Guwahati. It is situated on the banks of the Brahmaputra River, about north-east of Guwahati. It is the gateway to the three tea-producing districts of Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, and Sibsagar...
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 Guwahati in India.
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 Dibrugarh (Latin Rite)- Bishop Joseph Aind, S.D.B. (November 11, 1994 – present)
- Bishop Thomas Menamparampil, S.D.B. (later Archbishop) (June 19, 1981 – March 30, 1992)
- Bishop Robert Kerketta, S.D.B. (May 21, 1970 – October 24, 1980)
- Archbishop Hubert D’Rosario, S.D.B. (Apostolic Administrator June 26, 1969 – May 21, 1970)
- Bishop Hubert D’Rosario, S.D.B. (later Archbishop) (July 6, 1964 – June 26, 1969)
- Bishop Orestes Marengo, S.D.B. (July 12, 1951 – July 6, 1964)