Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagpur


The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagpur is a Latin rite Metropolitan archdiocese in central India, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Its cathedral episcopal see is St. Francis de Sales Cathedral, in the city of Nagpur, in Maharashtra state.

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 25,500 Catholics on 59,042 km² in 34 parishes and 12 missions with 142 priests, 798 lay religious and 23 seminarians.

History

Its ecclesiastical province comprises the Metropolitan's own archbishopric and these Suffragan bishoprics, Latin Rite except one Syro-Oriental Rite :

  • Charles-Félix Pelvat, Fransalians
  • Jean-Marie Crochet
  • Etienne-Marie Boneventure, M.S.F.S.
  • François-Etienne Coppel, M.S.F.S.
  • Louis-François Gayet, M.S.F.S.
  • Eugene D’Souza, M.S.F.S.
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Metropolitan Archbishops of Nagpur''