List of Catholic bishops of India
The following is a list of active Catholic bishops of India sorted by ecclesiastical province and diocese. The bishops of India include one of the four patriarchs of the Latin Church, and two major archbishops, one each of the Syro-Malabar and the Syro-Malankara church. There are 5 Indian cardinals, 4 of whom are electors. All the Catholic bishops of India are members of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India.
Latin rite provinces and dioceses of the Catholic church in India. The dioceses making up a province have different shades of the same colour
Overview
A summary of the number of bishops in India:
- Patriarch: 1
- Major archbishops: 2
- Metropolitan archbishops: 27
- Archbishops ad personam: 2
- Bishops: 133
- Auxiliary bishops: 13
- Bishops-elect: 2
- Archbishops/bishops emeriti: 60[1]
- Total: 240
- Cardinal electors: 4
- Vacant sees: 4
Latin Catholic Provinces
Ecclesiastical Province of Agra
- Metropolitan Archbishop Albert D'Souza of the Archdiocese of Agra
- Bishop Pius Thomas D’Souza of the Diocese of Ajmer
- Bishop Raphy Manjaly of the Diocese of Allahabad
- Bishop Ignatius D’Souza of the Diocese of Bareilly
- Bishop John Vadakel, CMI of the Diocese of Bijnor
- Bishop Mar Thomas Thuruthimattam, CST of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Gorakhpur
- Bishop Oswald Lewis of the Diocese of Jaipur
- Bishop Peter Parapullil of the Diocese of Jhansi
- Bishop Gerald John Mathias of the Diocese of Lucknow
- Bishop Francis Kalist of the Diocese of Meerut
- Bishop Devprasad John Ganawa, SVD of the Diocese of Udaipur
- Bishop Eugene Joseph of the Diocese of Varanasi
Ecclesiastical Province of Bangalore
- Metropolitan Archbishop Bernard Moras of the Archdiocese of Bangalore
- Bishop Peter Machado of the Diocese of Belgaum
- Bishop Henry D’Souza of the Diocese of Bellary
- Bishop Anthony Swamy Thomasappa of the Diocese of Chikmagalur
- Bishop Robert Michael Miranda of the Diocese of Gulbarga
- Bishop Derek Fernandes of the Diocese of Karwar
- Bishop Aloysius Paul D’Souza of the Diocese of Mangalore
- Bishop Thomas Vazhapilly of the Diocese of Mysore
- Bishop Francis Serrao, SJ of the Diocese of Shimoga
- Bishop Gerald Isaac Lobo of the Diocese of Udupi
Ecclesiastical Province of Bhopal
- Metropolitan Archbishop Leo Cornelio, SVD of the Archdiocese of Bhopal
- Bishop Joseph Kaithathara of the Diocese of Gwalior
- Bishop Chacko Thottumarickal, SVD of the Diocese of Indore
- Bishop Gerald Almeida of the Diocese of Jabalpur
- Bishop Basil Bhuriya, SVD of the Diocese of Jhabua
- Bishop Arockia Sebastian Durairaj, SVD of the Diocese of Khandwa
- Bishop Mar Anthony Chirayath of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Sagar
- Bishop Joseph Kodakallil of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Satna
- Bishop Mar Sebastian Vadakel, MST of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Ujjain
Ecclesiastical Province of Bombay
- Metropolitan Archbishop Cardinal Oswald Gracias of the Archdiocese of Bombay
- Auxiliary Bishop Dominic Savio Fernandes of the Archdiocese of Bombay
- Auxiliary Bishop John Rodrigues of the Archdiocese of Bombay
- Bishop Mar Thomas Elavanal, MCBS of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Kalyan
- Bishop Lourdes Daniel of the Diocese of Nashik
- Bishop Thomas Dabre of the Diocese of Poona
- Archbishop ad personam Felix Anthony Machado of the Diocese of Vasai
Ecclesiastical Province of Calcutta
- Metropolitan Archbishop Thomas D'Souza of the Archdiocese of Calcutta
- Bishop Cyprian Monis of the Diocese of Asansol
- Bishop Vincent Aind of the Diocese of Bagdogra
- Bishop Salvadore Lobo of the Diocese of Baruipur
- Bishop Stephen Lepcha of the Diocese of Darjeeling
- Bishop Clement Tirkey of the Diocese of Jalpaiguri
- Bishop Joseph Suren Gomes, SDB of the Diocese of Krishnagar
- (vacant) Diocese of Raiganj
Ecclesiastical Province of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
- Metropolitan Archbishop John Barwa, SVD of the Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
- Bishop Simon Kaipuram, CM of the Diocese of Balasore
- Bishop Sarat Chandra Nayak of the Diocese of Berhampur
- Bishop-elect Aplinar Senapati, CM of the Diocese of Rayagada
- Bishop Kishore Kumar Kujur of the Diocese of Rourkela
- Bishop Niranjan Sual Singh of the Diocese of Sambalpur
Ecclesiastical Province of Delhi
- Metropolitan Archbishop Anil Joseph Thomas Couto of the Archdiocese of Delhi
- Bishop Ivan Pereira of the Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar
- Bishop Franco Mulakkal of the Diocese of Jalandhar
- Bishop Ignatius Loyola Mascarenhas of the Diocese of Simla and Chandigarh
Ecclesiastical Province of Gandhinagar
- Metropolitan Archbishop Thomas Ignatius MacWan of the Archdiocese of Gandhinagar
- Archbishop Thomas Ignatius MacWan, apostolic administrator of the (vacant) Diocese of Ahmedabad
- Bishop Godfrey de Rozario, SJ of the Diocese of Baroda
- Bishop Mar Jose Chittooparambil, CMI of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Rajkot
Ecclesiastical Province of Goa and Daman
- Metropolitan Archbishop Patriarch Filipe Neri Ferrao of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman
- Bishop Anthony Alwyn Fernandes Barreto of the Diocese of Sindhudurg
Ecclesiastical Province of Guwahati
- Metropolitan Archbishop John Moolachira of the Archdiocese of Guwahati
- Bishop Thomas Pulloppillil of the Diocese of Bongaigaon
- Bishop Joseph Aind, SDB of the Diocese of Dibrugarh
- Bishop Paul Mattekatt of the Diocese of Diphu
- Bishop John Thomas Kattrukudiyil of the Diocese of Itanagar
- Bishop George Palliparambil, SDB of the Diocese of Miao
- Bishop Michael Akasius Toppo of the Diocese of Tezpur
Ecclesiastical Province of Hyderabad
- Metropolitan Archbishop Thumma Bala of the Archdiocese of Hyderabad
- Bishop Antony Prince Panengaden of the Diocese of Adilabad
- Bishop Prasad Gallela of the Diocese of Cuddapah
- Bishop Paul Maipan of the Diocese of Khamman
- Bishop Anthony Poola of the Diocese of Kurnool
- Bishop Joji Govindu of the Diocese of Nalgonda
- Bishop Udumala Bala Show Reddy of the Diocese of Warangal
Ecclesiastical Province of Imphal
- Metropolitan Archbishop Dominic Lumon of the Archdiocese of Imphal
- Bishop James Thoppil of the Diocese of Kohima
Ecclesiastical Province of Madras and Mylapore
- Metropolitan Archbishop George Antonysamy of the Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore
- Bishop Anthonisamy Neethinathan of the Diocese of Chingleput
- Bishop Lephonse Thomas Aquinas of the Diocese of Coimbatore
- Bishop Arulappan Amalraj of the Diocese of Ootacamund
- Bishop Soundaraj Periyanayagam, SDB of the Diocese of Vellore
Ecclesiastical Province of Madurai
- Metropolitan Archbishop Antony Pappusamy of the Archdiocese of Madurai
- Bishop-elect Thomas Paulsamy of the Diocese of Dindigul
- Bishop Peter Remigius of the Diocese of Kottar
- Bishop Jerome Dhas Varuvel, SDB of the Diocese of Kuzhithurai
- Bishop Jude Gerald Paulraj of the Diocese of Palayamkottai
- Bishop Jebalamai Susaimanickam of the Diocese of Sivagangai
- Bishop Antony Devotta of the Diocese of Tiruchirapalli
- Bishop Yvon Ambrose of the Diocese of Tuticorin
Ecclesiastical Province of Nagpur
- Metropolitan Archbishop Abraham Viruthakulangara of the Archdiocese of Nagpur
- Bishop Elias Gonsalves of the Diocese of Amravati
- Bishop Ambrose Rebello of the Diocese of Aurangabad
- Bishop Ephrem Nariculam of the Diocese of Chanda
Ecclesiastical Province of Patna
- Metropolitan Archbishop William D'Souza, SJ of the Archdiocese of Patna
- (vacant) Diocese of Bettiah (administered by diocesan administrator)
- Bishop Kurien (Ciriaco) Valiakandathil of the Diocese of Bhagalpur
- Bishop Sebastian Kallupura of the Diocese of Buxar
- Bishop Cajetan Francis Osta of the Diocese of Muzaffarpur
- Bishop Angelus Kujur, SJ of the Diocese of Purnea
Ecclesiastical Province of Pondicherry and Cuddalore
- Metropolitan Archbishop Antony Anandarayar of the Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore
- Bishop Lawrence Pius Dorairaj of the Diocese of Dharmapuri
- Bishop Francis Antonysamy of the Diocese of Kumbakonam
- Bishop Sebastianappan Singaroyan of the Diocese of Salem
- Bishop Devadass Ambrose Mariadoss of the Diocese of Tanjore
Ecclesiastical Province of Raipur
- Metropolitan Archbishop Victor Henry Thakur of the Archdiocese of Raipur
- Bishop Patras Minj, SJ of the Diocese of Ambikapur
- Bishop Mar Joseph Kollamparampil, CMI of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Jagdalpur
- Bishop Emmanuel Kerketta of the Diocese of Jashpur
- Bishop Paul Toppo of the Diocese of Raigarh
Ecclesiastical Province of Ranchi
- Metropolitan Archbishop Cardinal Telesphore Toppo of the Archdiocese of Ranchi
- Auxiliary Bishop Telesphore Bilung, SVD of the Archdiocese of Ranchi
- Auxiliary Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas, SFX of the Archdiocese of Ranchi
- Bishop Gabriel Kujur, SJ of the Diocese of Daltonganj
- Bishop Julius Marandi of the Diocese of Dumka
- Bishop Paul Alois Lakra of the Diocese of Gumla
- Bishop Jojo Anand of the Diocese of Hazaribag
- Bishop Felix Toppo, SJ of the Diocese of Jamshedpur
- Bishop Binay Kandulna of the Diocese of Khunti
- Bishop Aleixo das Neves Dias, SFX of the Diocese of Port Blair
- Bishop Vincent Barwa of the Diocese of Simdega
Ecclesiastical Province of Shillong
- Metropolitan Archbishop Dominic Jala, SDB of the Archdiocese of Shillong
- Bishop Lumen Monteiro, CSC of the Diocese of Agartala
- Bishop Stephen Rotluanga, CSC of the Diocese of Aizawl
- Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil, SDB, apostolic administrator of the (vacant) Diocese of Jowai
- Bishop Victor Lyngdoh of the Diocese of Nongstoin
- Bishop Andrew Marak of the Diocese of Tura
Ecclesiastical Province of Thiruvananthapuram
- Metropolitan Archbishop Calist Soosa Pakiam of the Archdiocese of Thiruvananthapuram
- Auxiliary Bishop Christudas Rajappan of the Archdiocese of Thiruvananthapuram
- Bishop Stephen Athipozhiyil of the Diocese of Alleppey
- Bishop Vincent Samuel of the Diocese of Neyyattinkara
- Bishop Selvister Ponnumuthan of the Diocese of Punalur
- Bishop Stanley Roman of the Diocese of Quilon
Ecclesiastical Province of Verapoly
- Metropolitan Archbishop Francis Kallarackal of the Archdiocese or Verapoly
- Bishop Varghese Chakkalakal of the Diocese of Calicut
- Bishop Joseph Kariyil of the Diocese of Cochin
- Bishop Alex Vadakumthala of the Diocese of Kannur
- Bishop Joseph Karikassery of the Diocese of Kottapuram
- Bishop Peter Abir Antonisamy of the Diocese of Sultanpet
- Bishop Sebastian Thekethecheril of the Diocese of Vijayapuram
Ecclesiastical Province of Visakhapatnam
- Metropolitan Archbishop Prakash Mallavarapu of the Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam
- Bishop Jaya Rao Polimera of the Diocese of Eluru
- Bishop Bali Gali of the Diocese of Guntur
- Bishop Doraboina Moses Prakasam of the Diocese of Nellore
- Bishop Innayya Chinna Addagatla of the Diocese of Srikakulam
- Bishop Joseph Raja Rao Thelegathoti, SMM of the Diocese of Vijayawada
Syro-Malabar Ecclesiastical Provinces
Province of Eranakulam - Angamaly
- Major Archbishop Cardinal George Alencherry of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Eranakulam-Angamaly
- Auxiliary Bishop Sebastian Adayanthrath of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Eranakulam-Angamaly
- Auxiliary Bishop Jose Puthenveettil of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Eranakulam-Angamaly
- Bishop Mathew Anikuzhikattil of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Idukki
- Bishop George Madathikandathil of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Kothamangalam
Province of Changanassery
- Metropolitan Archbishop Joseph Perumthottam of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Changanassery
- Bishop Mathew Arackal of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Kanjirappally
- Auxiliary Bishop Jose Pulickal of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Kanjirappally
- Bishop Joseph Kallarangatt of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Palai
- Auxiliary Bishop Jacob Muricken of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Palai
- Bishop George Rajendran Kuttinadar, SDB of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Thuckalay
Province of Tellicherry
- Metropolitan Archbishop George Njaralakatt of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Tellicherry
- Bishop Lawrence Mukkuzhy of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Belthangady
- Bishop Joseph Erumachadath, MCBS of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Bhadravathi
- Bishop José Porunnedom of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Mananthavady
- Bishop Remigiose Inchananiyil of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Thamarassery
- Bishop Antony Kariyil, CMI of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Mandya
Province of Thrissur
- Metropolitan Archbishop Andrews Thazhath of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur
- Auxiliary Bishop Raphael Thattil of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur
- Bishop Pauly Kannookadan of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Irinjalakuda
- Bishop Jacob Manathodath of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Palghat
- Bishop Paul Alappatt of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Ramanathapuram
Province of Kottayam
- Metropolitan Archbishop Mathew Moolakkattu of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Kottayam
- Auxiliary Bishop Jose Pandarassery of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Kottayam
Directly under the Holy See
- Archbishop ad personam Kuriakose Bharanikulangara of the Syro-Malabar Diocese of Faridabad
Syro-Malankara Ecclesiastical Provinces
Province of Trivandrum
- Major Archbishop Cardinal Baselios Cleemis of the Syro-Malankara Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum
- Auxiliary Bishop Samuel Kattukallil of the Syro-Malankara Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum
- Bishop K.M. Vincent Kulapuravilai of the Syro-Malankara Eparchy of Marthandom
- Bishop Joshuah Ignathios Kizhakkeveettil of the Syro-Malankara Eparchy of Mavelikara
- Bishop Yoohanon Chrysostom Kalloor of the Syro-Malankara Eparchy of Pathanamthitta
Province of Tiruvalla
- Metropolitan Archbishop Thomas Mar Koorilos of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Archeparchy of Tiruvalla
- Auxiliary Bishop Stephen Thottathil of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Archeparchy of Tiruvalla
- Bishop Joseph Konnath of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Battery
- Bishop Abraham Kackanatt of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Muvattupuzha
- Bishop Geevarghese Divannasios Ottathengil of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Puthur
- Bishop Emeritus H.E. Geevarghese Mor Themothios
Directly under the Holy See
- Bishop Jacob Mar Barnabas (born Chacko Aerath), OIC of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of St. John Chrysostom of Gurgaon
- Bishop Anthony Valiyavilayil, OIC of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of St. Ephrem of Khadki
Indian bishops serving abroad
Diocesan bishops and equivalent
- Archbishop Alex Thomas Kalayanil, SVD of the Archdiocese of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
- Bishop Mar Jacob Angadiath of the St. Thomas the Apostle Syro-Malabar Diocese of Chicago, USA
- Auxiliary Bishop Joy Alappat of the St. Thomas the Apostle Syro-Malabar Diocese of Chicago, USA
- Bishop Mar Bosco Puthur of the St. Thomas the Apostle Syro-Malabar Diocese of Melbourne, Australia
- Bishop Thomas Eusebios Naickamparampil, Apostolic Exarch of the Syro-Malankara Exarchate of the USA
- Bishop Georges Varkey Puthiyakulangara, MEP of the Diocese of Port-Bergé, Madagascar
- Bishop Jose Kalluvelil, Apostolic Exarch of the Syro-Malabar Apostolic Exarchate of Canada
- Bishop Varghese Thottamkara, CM, Vicar Apostolic of the Apostolic Vicariate of Nekemte, Ethiopia
- Bishop Paul Simick, Vicar Apostolic of the Apostolic Vicariate of Nepal
Roman curia 
- Bishop Joseph Kalathiparambil, Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerants
Papal nuncios and papal representatives
- Archbishop Joseph Chennoth, Apostolic Nuncio to Japan
- Archbishop George Panikulam, Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay
- Archbishop George Kocherry, Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh
- Archbishop Francis Assisi Chullikatt, Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan
, Apostolic Nuncio to Tajikistan 
- Archbishop-elect Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal, Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea
Foreign bishops serving in India
- Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio
, Apostolic Nuncio to India
Indian cardinals
- Electors
- Cardinal Telesphore Placidus Toppo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Ranchi, age 76
- Cardinal George Alencherry, Major Archbishop of Ernakulam–Angamaly, age 71
- Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bombay, age 71
- Cardinal Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal, Major Archbishop of Trivandrum, age 56
- Non-electors
See also
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses in India
- List of cathedrals in India
- Territories of Roman Catholic dioceses in India
- Catholic Bishops Conference of India
References
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