Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bhopal

The Archdiocese of Bhopal (Latin: Archidioecesis Bhopalensis ) is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese in Madhya Pradesh, India.

History

The archdiocese was established on September 13, 1963 from areas of the dioceses Ajmer and Jaipur, Indore and Jabalpur after Bhopal became the capital of the state of Madhya Pradesh. You are under the suffragan Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Jhabua, Khandwa, and the Syro-Malabar dioceses Sagar, Satna and Ujjain.

List of archbishops

  • Eugene D' Souza (1963-1994)
  • Paschal Topno SJ (1994-2007)
  • Leo Cornelio SVD (since 2007)
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