Roman Catholic Diocese of Bettiah
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bettiah (Latin: Bettiahen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Bettiah in the Ecclesiastical province of Patna in India.
Diocese of Bettiah Dioecesis Bettiahensis बेतिया के सूबा | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  |
| Ecclesiastical province | Patna |
| Metropolitan | Patna |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 16,089 km2 (6,212 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 15,891,000 5,810 (0.0%) |
| Parishes | 12 |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Bettiah |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Fr. Peter Sebastian Goveas |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | William D'Souza |
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
- Bishops of Bettiah (Latin Rite)
- Fr. Peter Sebastian Goveas, Vicar General of Bhagalpur Diocese,[1] is elected new Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Bettiah on 22 July 2017[1]
- Bishop Victor Henry Thakur (June 27, 1998 – July 3, 2013); elevated to Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Raipur, in Raipur, India, by Pope Francis
- Prefects Apostolic of Bettiah (Latin Rite)
- Fr. Eugenio Remigio Schwarz, O.F.M. Cap. (1892 – 1918)
External links
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Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article Bettiah. |
- GCatholic.org [self-published]
- Catholic Hierarchy [self-published]
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