Roman Catholic Diocese of Khandwa
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Khandwa is a diocese
located in the city of Khandwa
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Bhopal 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 Khandwa
Khandwa
Khandwa is a town in the Nimaad region of Madhya Pradesh, an Administrative State in central India. It is the administrative headquarters of Khandwa District, formerly known as East Nimar District.Khandwa is an ancient town, with many places of worship, like many other towns in India...
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 Bhopal in India.
History
- February 3, 1977: Established as Diocese of Khandwa from the Diocese of Indore
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 Khandwa (Latin Rite)- Bishop A.A.S Durairaj (May 11, 2009 – )
- Bishop Leo Cornelio (later Archbishop) (June 3, 1999 – June 15, 2007)
- Bishop Abraham Viruthakulangara (later Archbishop) (March 4, 1977 – January 17, 1998)