Roman Catholic Diocese of Dibrugarh

The Diocese of Dibrugarh (Latin: Dioecesis Dibrugarhensis ) is a located in India Roman Catholic diocese based in Dibrugarh.

History

Pope Pius XII. founded it with the Apostolic Constitution Ad aptius fovendum on July 12 in 1951 of territory of the Diocese of Shillong and it became the Archdiocese of Guwahati assumed as suffragan.

It later lost part of its territory in favor of the establishment of new dioceses:

Territory

The Diocese of Dibrugarh comprises the districts of Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Jorhat and Golaghat in Assam.

Bishops of Dibrugarh

• Orestes Marengo SDB (12 July 1951-6. July 1964, then Bishop of Tezpur )
• Hubert D' Rosario SDB (6 July 1964-26. June 1969, then Archbishop of Guwahati - Shillong )
• Robert Kerketta SDB (21 May 1970-24. October 1980, then Bishop of Tezpur )
• Thomas Menamparampil SDB (19 June 1981-30. March 1992, then Bishop of Guwahati )
• Joseph OInd SDB ( since 11 Nov 1994)