Roman Catholic Diocese of Sambalpur

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

History

Pope Pius XII. founded it with the Apostolic Constitution Novarum dioecesium on June 14, 1951 from annexations of the dioceses of Nagpur, Ranchi and the Archdiocese of Calcutta, where it was assumed as a suffragan.

On 4 July 1979, lost part of its territory to the diocese of Rourkela.

Territory

The Diocese of Sambalpur comprises the districts of Balangir, Sambalpur and Dhenkanal in the state of Odisha.

Bishops of Sambalpur

  • Hermann Westermann, SVD (14 June 1951-28. February 1974 )
  • Raphael Cheenath SVD (28 February 1974-1. July 1985, then Archbishop of Cuttack -Bhubaneswar )
  • Lucas Kerketta SVD (17 November 1986-26. July 2013 )
  • Niranjan Singh Sual ( since July 26, 2013)
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar Friar Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagpur Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ranchi Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta Roman Catholic Diocese of Rourkela Districts of India
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