With the establishment of Syro Malabar eparchies of Shamshabad and Hosur in October 2017, the Catholic Church in India includes 174 dioceses, of which 132 are Latin, 31 are Syro-Malabar, and 11 are Syro-Malankara. These are organised into 29 ecclesiastical provinces, comprising 23 Latin, 4 Syro-Malabar and 2 Syro-Malankara provinces.
The bishops of the Latin Church, Syro-Malabar Catholic Church and Syro-Malankara Catholic Church form the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI). This episcopal conference was established in 1944.
Latin Catholic Ecclesiastical Provinces
Province of Agra
Province of Bangalore
Province of Bhopal
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bhopal
- Diocese of Gwalior
- Diocese of Indore
- Diocese of Jabalpur
- Diocese of Jhabua
- Diocese of Khandwa
- Diocese of Sagar (Syro-Malabar)
- Diocese of Satna (Syro-Malabar)
- Diocese of Ujjain (Syro-Malabar)
Province of Bombay
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bombay
- Diocese of Poona
- Diocese of Vasai
- Diocese of Nashik
- Diocese of Kalyan (Syro-Malabar)
Province of Calcutta
Province of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
Province of Delhi
Province of Gandhinagar
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gandhinagar
- Diocese of Ahmedabad
- Diocese of Baroda
- Diocese of Rajkot (Syro-Malabar)
Province of Goa and Daman
Province of Guwahati
Province of Hyderabad
Province of Imphal
Province of Madras and Mylapore
Province of Madurai
Province of Nagpur
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nagpur
- Diocese of Amravati
- Diocese of Aurangabad
- Diocese of Chanda (Syro-Malabar)
Province of Patna
Province of Pondicherry and Cuddalore
Province of Raipur
Province of Ranchi
Province of Shillong
Province of Trivandrum
Province of Verapoly
Province of Visakhapatnam
Syro-Malabar Catholic Ecclesiastical Provinces
The Syro-Malabar Church is governed by the Major Archbishop whose seat is Ernakulam-Angamaly and the synod of all bishops of this sui iuris church, both within and outside of India.
Province of Ernakulam - Angamaly
Province of Changanassery
Province of Tellicherry
Province of Thrissur
Archdiocese of Kottayam
Syro-Malankara Catholic Ecclesiastical Provinces
The Syro-Malankara Catholic Church is also a major archiepiscopal sui iuris Church. It is governed by the Major Archbishop whose seat is Trivandrum and its synod of bishops.
Province of Trivandrum
Province of Tiruvalla
Directly under the Holy See
See also
- Catholic Church in India
- Territories of Catholic dioceses in India
- Christianity in India
- List of cathedrals in India
- List of Catholic bishops of India
- List of Catholic dioceses (structured view)
Notes
- The Archbishop of Goa and Daman also carries the title of the Patriarch of the East Indies.
External links
References
- "DIOCESES OF INDIA". cbci.in. Catholic Bishops' Conference of India.
- "CHURCH IN INDIA". cbci.in. Catholic Bishops' Conference of India.