Diocese of Dumka

Dioecesis Dumkaënsis

दुमका के सूबा
ᱫᱩᱢᱠᱟᱹ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱰᱟᱭᱳᱥᱤᱥ
Location
Country India
Ecclesiastical provinceRanchi
MetropolitanRanchi
Statistics
Area14,356 km2 (5,543 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2018)
4,639,640
190,606 (4.1%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of St Paul in Dumka
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJulius Marandi
Metropolitan ArchbishopFelix Toppo

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dumka (Latin: Dumkaën(sis)) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Ranchi in India's Jharkhand state.

Its episcopal see is the cathedral of St. Paul in the city of Dumka.

History

Ordinaries

(all Latin, Roman Rite)

Apostolic Prefect of Malda
Bishops of Dumka
  • Leo Tigga, Society of Jesus (S.J.) (August 8, 1962 – June 8, 1978), later Bishop of split-off Roman Catholic Diocese of Raiganj (India) (1978.06.08 – 1986.01.29)
  • Telesphore Placidus Toppo (June 8, 1978 – November 8, 1984), later Coadjutor Archbishop of Ranchi (India) (1984.11.08 – 1985.08.07), succeeding as Metropolitan Archbishop of Ranchi (1985.08.07 – ...), Vice-President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (1998 – 2002), President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (2002 – 2005), Cardinal-priest of S. Cuore di Gesù agonizzante a Vitinia (2003.10.21 [2004.05.23] – ...), President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (2004.01.12 – 2008.02.19), Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion (2008.02.24 – 2014.01.15), President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (2011.01.12 – 2013.02), Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See (2012.06.23 – 2014.02.24)
  • Stephen M. Tiru (April 18, 1986 – April 1, 1995), later Bishop of Khunti (India) (1995.04.01 – 2012.03.03)
  • Julius Marandi (June 14, 1997 – ...)

References

    24°16′54″N 87°14′16″E / 24.2818°N 87.2378°E / 24.2818; 87.2378


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