Roman Catholic Diocese of Dumka

The Diocese of Dumka (Latin: Dumkaën(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in India's Jharkhand state. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Ranchi.

Diocese of Dumka

Dioecesis Dumkaënsis

दुमका के सूबा
ᱫᱩᱢᱠᱟᱹ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱰᱟᱭᱳᱥᱤᱥ
Location
Country India
Ecclesiastical provinceRanchi
Statistics
Area14,356 km2 (5,543 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2022)
4,542,658
207,336 (4.6%)
Parishes73
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralCathedral of St Paul in Dumka
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJulius Marandi
Metropolitan ArchbishopFelix Toppo

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

History

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Ordinaries

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Apostolic Prefect of Malda
Bishops of Dumka

References

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