Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Delhi

The Archdiocese of Delhi (Latin: Archidioecesis Delhiensis ) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese based in Delhi in India.

History

The Archdiocese was on 13 September 1910 under the name Simla Archdiocese ( until 1937, later archdiocese Delhi and Simla to 1959 ), built from parts of the Archdiocese of Agra and of the Diocese of Lahore.

Territory

The Archdiocese of Delhi comprises the districts of Gurgaon, Faridabad, Rohtak, Rewari, Mahindergarh, Jhajjar and Sonepat in Haryana and the entire union territory of Delhi.

Ordinaries

Archbishop of Simla

  • Anselm Edward John Kenel OFM Cap, December 21, 1910-13. January 1936 Anselm Edward John Kenel OFM Cap, January 13, 1936-13. April 1937 ( Apostolic Administrator )

Archbishops of Delhi and Simla

  • Silvestro Patrizio Mulligan OFM Cap, April 13, 1937-16. August 1950 John Burke, 1950-12. April 1951 ( Apostolic Administrator )

Archbishops of Delhi

  • Joseph Alexander Fernandes, June 4, 1959-16. September 1967
  • Innocent Angelo Fernandes, September 16, 1967-19. November 1990
  • Alan Basil de Lastic, November 19, 1990-20. June 2000
  • Vincent Michael Concessao, September 7, 2000-30. November 2012
  • Anil Joseph Thomas Couto, since November 30, 2012
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