Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaipur
| Diocese of Jaipur Dioecesis Iaipurensis जयपुर के सूबा | |
|---|---|
 The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Annunciation in Jaipur | |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Agra |
| Metropolitan | Agra |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 129,060 km2 (49,830 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 25,828,271 4,096 (0.0%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman rite |
| Established | 20 July 2005 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Annunciation in Jaipur |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Oswald Lewis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Albert D'Souza |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaipur (Dioecesis Iaipurensis) in India was created on July 20, 2005, when the Diocese of Ajmer and Jaipur was split. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Agra. Its bishop is Oswald Lewis, the first one in the diocese's history, previously auxiliary bishop of Meerut. The parish church Our Lady of the Annunciation at Malviya Nagar is now the cathedral for the diocese.
The diocese covers 21 districts of the state of Rajasthan. Neighboring dioceses are the Diocese of Ajmer to the south, the Archdiocese of Delhi, the Diocese of Jalandhar and the Diocese of Simla-Chandigarh to the north, the Archdiocese of Agra and the Diocese of Gwalior to the east and Pakistan to the west.
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