Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Raipur

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Raipur (Latin: Raipuren(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Raipur in India. |Website = http://www.raipurarchdiocese.in/

Archdiocese of Raipur Archidioecesis Raipurensis रायपुर के सूबा
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Raipur
Statistics
Area	60,819 km^2 (23,482 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 15,553,000 72,997 (0.4%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Raipur
Patron saint	Mary Queen of the Apostles
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Victor Henry Thakur
Bishops emeritus	Joseph Augustine Charanakunnel Archbishop Emeritus (2004-2013)
Website
http://www.raipurarchdiocese.in/

History

• January 16, 1964: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Raipur from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nagpur
• July 5, 1973: Promoted as Diocese of Raipur
• February 27, 2004: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Raipur

Leadership

• Archbishops of Raipur (Latin Rite)
  • Archbishop-elect Victor Henry Thakur (July 3, 2013 – present); formerly, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bettiah, in Bettiah, India[1]
  • Archbishop Joseph Augustine Charanakunnel (February 27, 2004 – July 3, 2013); retired
• Bishops of Raipur (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Joseph Augustine Charanakunnel (later Archbishop) (November 21, 1992 – February 27, 2004)
  • Bishop Philip Ekka, S.J. (October 20, 1984 – February 15, 1991)
• Prefects Apostolic of Raipur (Latin Rite)
  • Fr. John A. Weidner, S.A.C. (January 17, 1964 – 1973)

Suffragan dioceses

• Ambikapur
• Jagdalpur
• Jashpur
• Raigarh

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

• GCatholic.org ^{[self-published]}
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}