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• Eparchy of Goa e Damão (patriarchate Ostindien)
• Archdiocese of Goa and Daman -
  
• History of Goa and Daman Archdiocese, by Ernest R. Hull, from The Catholic Encyclopedia, Vol. VI, by Robert Appleton Company, 1909, online by K. Knight, 2003.
• Information about the Basilica of Bom Jesus: "Good" or "Infant" Jesus, is known principally for the tomb of St. Francis Xavier. In 1946, it became the first church of India to be elevated to the status of Minor Basilica..." (Goa)

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Ecclesiastical Units in Uttar Pradesh
• Archdiocese of Agra - (Northern India in state of Uttar Pradesh)
   Address:  Cathedral House - Wazirpura Road - Agra  282 003, U. P.
The Archdiocese of Agra encompasses the districts of Uttar Pradesh, Agra, Aligarh, Budaon, Bulandshahr, Etah, Etawah, Farrukabad, Firozabad, Mainpui, Mathura and, in Rajasthan, Bharatpur and Dholpur.
• History of Agra Archdiocese, by S. O'Brien, from the The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume I, by Robert Appleton Company, 1907, online by Kevin Knight, 1999.
• History of the Diocese of Rajpootana, by Ernest R. Hull, from the Catholic Encyclopedia, Vol. XI, Robert Appleton Company, 1911, online by K. Knight, 2003.
• Diocese of Ajmer-Jaipur - [est. 1890] (Northern India in state of Rajasthan)
   Address:  Bishop's House - Kaiserganj Ajmer  305 001, Rajasthan.
The diocese of Ajmer-Jaipur encompasses the districts of Ajmer, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Alwar, Barau, Barmer, Bundi, Dausa, Jalore, Jhalawar, Karauli, Nagaur, Pali, Sawai Madhopur, Sirohi, Tonk, Bikaner, Churu, Sri Ganganagar, Hammangarh, Jaisalmer, Jhunijhnu and Sikar, in the state of Rajasthan.  It was formed, from the Archidiocese of Agra, in 1890.
Catholic Cathedral Church
     Kaiserganj K Ganj, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India     Phone: 460-956
Catholic Church
     G. Gate-302003 Jaipur, Rajasthan, India   Phone: 0141-0-603-592
• Diocese of Allahabad - (Northern India in state of Uttar Pradesh)
  [est. Vicariate-Apostolic of Patna, 1845; Allahabad Diocese, 1886]
   Bishop's House -  32 Thornhill Road, Allahabad - 211 002. U.P.
   E-mail: seby23@rediff.com
• Information and brief history, from the CBCI.
• History of Allahabad Diocese, by Manoel D'sa, from the The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume I, by Robert Appleton Company, 1907, online by Kevin Knight, 1999.- "...The mission dates its origin from 1669, when the Right Rev. Dr. Matheus de Castro, and Indian from Goa by race, and a Brahmin by caste, was entrusted by the Sacred Congregation of Propaganda with the spiritual care of the kingdom of the Great Mogul...by a decree of Propaganda, the Prefecture of Tibet and adjoining countries was erected, in 1703, and entrusted to the Capuchin Fathers of the March of Ancona (Marca d'Ancona) province. The Diocese of Allahabad is an offshoot of that prefecture, and its more or less complete history is as follows: The Vicariate-Apostolic of Patna (now Diocese of Allahabad) when founded was entrusted to the Capuchin Fathers. It was erected in 1845...On the establishment of the hierarchy in India by His Holiness Pope Leo XIII, 1 September, 1886, the Vicariate of Patna was constituted into the Diocese of Allahabad, of which Dr. Pesci then became the first bishop. On the 24th of February, 1887, the Papal Delegate, Monsignor Antonio Agliardi, solemnly proclaimed the establishment of the Catholic hierarchy in India, in St. Joseph's cathedral, Allahabad..."

• Diocese of Bareilly - [est. 1989]  (Northern India in state of Uttar Pradesh)
   Address:  Bishop's House - 63 Cantt., Bareilly 243 001 U.P.
Formed from the Diocese of Lucknow, in 1989, the Diocese of Bareilly encompasses the districts of Bareilly, Nainital, Almora, Pithoragarh, Shahjahanpur and Pilibhit.
• CBCI Information
  
  
• Diocese of Bijnor  - (Syro-Malabar Rite) [est. Apostolic Exarchate in 1972]
   Address:  Bishop's House - Kotdwar, Garhwal, 246 149 U. P.
(Northern India in state of Uttar Pradesh)  In 1982, the Diocese of Bijnor was formed from the Diocese of Meerut.  The Diocese of Bijnor encompasses the district of Bijnor, with the exception of the Dhampur division, and the hill districts of Pauri-Garhwal, Rudraprayag, Tehri, Chamoli, Uttarkashi and a portion of the district of Haridwar.
• The Syro-Malabar Church & Catholic Communion
• Dioceses & Bishops

• Diocese of Gorakhpur  - (Syro-Malabar Rite) (Northern India in state of Uttar Pradesh)
   Bishop's House: Civil Lines, University P.O. - Gorakhpur - 273 009 Uttar Pradesh.
• CBCI Information
• History of Syro-Malabar Rite / East Syrian Rite, also known as Chaldean, Assyrian or Persian Rite, by Henry Jenner, from the The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIV, by Robert Appleton Company, 1912, online by Kevin Knight, 2003.
• History of Syro-Malabar Church / St. Thomas Christians, by A. E. Medlycott, from the The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIV, by Robert Appleton Company, 1912, online by Kevin Knight, 2003. - "An ancient body of Christians on the east and west coasts of India, claiming spiritual descent from the Apostle St. Thomas..."
  

• Diocese of Jhansi - (Latin Rite) (Northern India in state of Uttar Pradesh)
   Address:  Bishop's House - 64 Cantt., P.B. 6, Jhansi  284 001, U. P.
   The Diocese of Jhansi encompasses the civil districts of Banda, Hamirpur, Mahoba, Jalaun, Jhansi and Lalitpur, in Uttar Pradesh, and Datia, Shivpuri, Morena, Bhind and Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh.
• CBCI Information

• Diocese of Lucknow - (Latin Rite) [est. 1940] (Northern India in state of Uttar Pradesh)
   Address:  Bishop's House - Hazratganj, P.B. No. 70, Lucknow 226 001, U. P.
   The Diocese of Lucknow was formed, in 1940, from portions of the Diocese of Allahabad and the Archdiocese of Agra. It originally encompassed the civil districts of Lucknow, Unnao, Barabanki, Gonda, Bahraich, Sitapur, Kheri, Nainital and Almore (from the Allahabad Diocese) and Shahjahanpur and Pilibhit (from the Archdiocese of Agra).  New dioceses have, in turn, been formed from portions of the original Diocese of Lucknow, and it presently encompasses the Uttar Pradesh civil districts of Lucknow, Unnao, Barabanki, Gonda, Bahraich, Sitapur, Hardoi and Kheri.
• CBCI Information

• Diocese of Meerut - (Latin Rite) [est. 1956] (Northern India in state of Uttar Pradesh)
   Address:  Bishop's House - 283 Roorkee Road, Meerut  250 001, U. P.
   Formed, in 1956 from the Archdiocese of Agra, the Diocese of Meerut originally encompassed the Uttar Pradesh civil districts of Meerut, Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar, Dehra Dun, Rampur, Moradabad, Bijnor, Garhwai, Tehri, Chamoli, Uttarkashi, Ghaziabad and Haridwar.  In 1972, the districts of Bijnor (with the exception of Dhampur Tehsil), Garhwal, Tehri, Uttarkashi and Chamoli, became part of the newly established Diocese of Bijnor.  The districts of Meerut, Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar, Ghaziabad, Dehra Dun, Rampur and Moradabad remained within the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Meerut.
• CBCI Information

• Diocese of Udaipur - (Latin Rite) [est. 29 Dec 1984] (Northern India in state of Rajasthan)
   Address:  Khristanjali 1-Alipura, Udaipur  313 001, Rajasthan.
   The Diocese of Udaipur encompasses the districts of Udaipur, Rajasamand, Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Dungarpur and Banswara, in South Rajasthan, and Tehsil of Thandla (Jhabua district) in Madhya Pradesh.
• CBCI Information

• Diocese of Varanasi - (Latin Rite) [est. Prefecture of Benaras-Gorakhpur 1947; Diocese of Varanasi June 1970] (Northern India in state of Uttar Pradesh)
   Address:  Bishop's House - 45 Varanasi Cantt.  221 022, U. P.
   The Diocese of Varanasi encompasses the civil districts of Varanasi, Ghazipur, Ballia, Azamgarh, Jaunpur, Mau, Raividas Nagar and Chandauli.  The districts of deoria, Gorakhpur and Basti, in Ghaghra, were separated and included in the Diocese of Gorakhpur upon it's formation in 1984.
• CBCI Information

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• Archdiocese of Bangalore - [est. Vicariate of Mysore Mission in 1850; Diocese 1940; Archdiocese 1953]
   Archbishop's House, 75 Millers Road, P.B. No: 2, Bangalore 560 046.
     The Archdiocese of Bangalore encompasses the civil districts of Bangalore, Kolar and Tumkur.
• Parish Directory is included on the website
  
• Archdiocese of Bangalore information
• India Hello, Bangalore Walla Namaskara! Links to India sites.
• The Missionaries of Charity & Mother Teresa
• St. Peter's Seminary, Bangalore, India
• CBCI Information

• Diocese of Bellary - [est. Mission 'Sui Juris' of Bellary 1928; Diocese in 1949]
   Address:  Bishop's House - Cantonment, Bellary - 583 104, Karnataka.
   The Diocese of Bellary encompasses the civil districts of Bellary, Raichur and Gulbarga in Karnataka State.
• CBCI Information

• Diocese of Chikmagalur - (Latin Rite) [est. 19 Nov 1963]
   Address:  Jyothi Nilay, Jyothinagar, Chikmagalur, Karnataka  577 102
   The Diocese of Chikamagalur, formed from the Diocese of Mysore, originally encompassed the civil districts of Chikamagalur, Shimoga and Hassan.  In 1989, the district of Shimoga was detached to form a portion of the new Diocese of Shimoga.


• Diocese of Karwar - (Latin Rite) [est. 1976]
   Address:  Bishop's House - Karwar, Uttar Kannada  581 302, Karnataka.
     The Diocese of Karwar was formed from the Diocese of Belgaum, in 1976.
• CBCI Information

• Diocese of Mangalore - (Latin Rite) [est. Diocese 1887]
   Address:  Bishop's House - Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada  575 003.
   The Diocese of Mangalore encompasses the civil districts of South Kanara and North Cannanore.


• Diocese of Mysore - (Latin Rite) [est. Pro-Vicariate 1845; Vicariate Apostolic 1850; Diocese 1886]
   Address:  Bishop's House - Mysore city  570 001, Karnataka.
   The Diocese of Mysore presently encompasses the civil districts of Mysore, Mandya, Coorg and Chamarajanagara.
• CBCI Information
• See also the Archdiocese of Bangalore history.

• Diocese of Shimoga - (Latin Rite) [est. 1988]
    Addess:  Bishop's House - Shimoga 577 204, Karnataka.
   Formed, in 1988, from the Archdiocese of Bangalore and the Diocese of Chikmagalur, the Diocese of Shimoga encompasses the civil districts of Chitradurga, Shimoga and Davanagere.
• CBCI Information

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• Archdiocese of Bhopal - [est. 1958] (in Mahdya Pradesh)  MAP
   Address:  Archbishop's House - 33 Ahmedabad Palace Road, Bhopal 462 001
                    E-mail: adbhopal@vsnl.com.
   From 1886, Bhopal was within the newly formed Diocese of Allahabad.  In 1935, it became part of the Prefecture Apostolic of Indore.  The Archdiocese of Bhopal was then established in 1958, when the capital of the State of Madhya Pradesh was shifted to Bhopal from Nagpur.
• CBCI Information

• Diocese of Ambikapur - (in Mahdya Pradesh) [Est. 1977]
   Bishop's House:
   P.O. Phunduldihari, Surguja Dt.  Ambikapur - 497 110 Chhattisgarh.
   Formed, in 1977, from the Diocese of Raigarh-Amikapur, the diocese of Ambikapur encompasses the civil district of Surguja in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
• CBCI Information

• Diocese of Indore - [est. Mission Territory in 1931; Prefecture Apostolic 1935; Diocese 1952] (in Mahdya Pradesh)
   Address:  Bishop's House - P.B. 168, Indore 452 001, M. P.
   Formed from portions of the dioceses of Ajmer, Allahabad and Nagpur, the Mission territory of Indore originally encompassed the civil districts of Indore, Khargone, Dhar, Jhabua (with the exceptionof the tehsil of Thandla), Ratlam, Ujjain, Dewas, Shajapr, Rajgarh, Bhilsa, the State of Bhopal, and the district of Khandwa and Hoshangabad.  In 1964, 4 districts became part of the Archdiocese of Bhopal, and, in 1968, the districts of Ujjain, Shajapur and Rajgarh were attached to Ujjain.  When the Diocese of Khandwa was erected, in 1977, it encompassed the districts of Khandwa and Khargone, and in 1981, the district of Mandsaur was transferred to the Diocese of Ajmer.


• Diocese of Jabalpur -  (in Mahdya Pradesh)
   Address:  Bishop's House - 1 Ahilyabai Marg, Jabalpur 482 001, M. P.
     The Diocese of Jabalpur, in Madhya Pradesh, encompasses the civil districts of Jabalpur, Damoh, Mandla, Shahdol, Narshinghpur and the Tahsil of Lakhnadon in Seoni District.
• CBCI Information

• Diocese of Jagdalpur  [est. 1972] - (in Mahdya Pradesh) (Syro-Malabar Rite)
   Address:  Bishop's House - Lal-Bagh, Jagdalpur  494 001, Bastar Dt., M. P.
   "...On March 23, 1972 the Exarchate of  Jagdalpur was created by separating the civil district of Bastar from the then Prefecture Apostolic of Raipur..."
    CBCI Historical Information


• Diocese of Khandwa - (Latin Rite) [est. 3 Feb 1977] (in Mahdya Pradesh)
   Address:  Bishop's House - Khandwa  450 001, M. P.
    Formed, in 1977, from the Diocese of Indore, the Diocese of Khandwa encompasses the civil districts of Khandwa and Khargone (East and West Nimar districts).
• CBCI Historical Information

• Diocese of Raigarh - (Latin Rite) [est. 1951] (in Mahdya Pradesh)
   Address:  Bishop's House - Kunkuri P.O., 496 225, Raigarh Dt. M. P.
   Formed in 1951 from the Dioceses of Ranchi and Nagpur, the Diocese of Raigarh encompasses the civil district of Raigarh in the State of Madhya Pradesh.
• CBCI Historical Information

• Diocese of Raipur - (Latin Rite) [est. Diocese 1973] (in Mahdya Pradesh)
   Address:  Khristbandhu Niwas, Byron Bazar, Raipur  492 001, M. P.
   The Diocese of Raipur, formed from an area previously within the Archdiocese of Nagpur, encompasses the civil districts of Raipur, Bilaspur, Durg and Rajnandgaon.
• CBCI Historical Information

• Diocese of Sagar  - (Syro-Malabar Rite) [est. Diocese 1977] (Mahdya Pradesh)
   Address:  Bishop's House (Pushpalay) - P.B. No. 32, Sagar Cantt., 470 001, M. P.
• CBCI Historical Information
• History of Syro-Malabar Rite / East Syrian Rite, also known as Chaldean, Assyrian or Persian Rite, by Henry Jenner, from the The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIV, by Robert Appleton Company, 1912, online by Kevin Knight, 2003.
• History of Syro-Malabar Church / St. Thomas Christians, by A. E. Medlycott, from the The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIV, by Robert Appleton Company, 1912, online by Kevin Knight, 2003. - "An ancient body of Christians on the east and west coasts of India, claiming spiritual descent from the Apostle St. Thomas..."

• Diocese of Satna  - (Syro-Malabar Rite) [est. Eparchy 1977] (Mahdya Pradesh)
   Address:  Bishop's House - P.O. Box No. 22, Satna, 485 001, M. P.
• CBCI Historical Information
• History of Syro-Malabar Rite / East Syrian Rite, also known as Chaldean, Assyrian or Persian Rite, by Henry Jenner, from the The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIV, by Robert Appleton Company, 1912, online by Kevin Knight, 2003.
• History of Syro-Malabar Church / St. Thomas Christians, by A. E. Medlycott, from the The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIV, by Robert Appleton Company, 1912, online by Kevin Knight, 2003. - "An ancient body of Christians on the east and west coasts of India, claiming spiritual descent from the Apostle St. Thomas..."

• Diocese of Ujjain  -  (Syro-Malabar Rite) [est. Diocese 1977] (Mahdya Pradesh)
   Address:  Bishop's House, Ujjain  456 010, M. P.
• CBCI Historical Information
• History of Syro-Malabar Rite / East Syrian Rite, also known as Chaldean, Assyrian or Persian Rite, by Henry Jenner, from the The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIV, by Robert Appleton Company, 1912, online by Kevin Knight, 2003.
• History of Syro-Malabar Church / St. Thomas Christians, by A. E. Medlycott, from the The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIV, by Robert Appleton Company, 1912, online by Kevin Knight, 2003. - "An ancient body of Christians on the east and west coasts of India, claiming spiritual descent from the Apostle St. Thomas..."

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• Archdiocese of Bombay - (Western India, portion of the state of Maharashtra)
   Catholic Communication Centre -
    Archbishop's House, 21, Nathalal Parekh Marg, Bombay 400 001, INDIA.
• History of the Archdiocese of Bombay
• History of the Archdiocese of Bombay, by Ernest R. Hull, from The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume II, (1907) by Robert Appleton Company.

• Diocese of Ahmedabad - [est. Mission 1934; Diocese 5 May 1949]
   Address:  Bishop's House - Mirzapur, Ahmedabad  380 001, Gujarat.
   Formed from the Archdiocese of Bombay, the Diocese of Ahmedabad is situated in the State of Gujarat, the Diocese of Ahmedabad encompasses the civil districts of Ahmedabad, Kheda, Mehsana, Banaskantha, Sabarkantha and Gandhinagar, in the territory north of the river Mahi.  In 1977, when the Diocese of Rajkot was formed, the civil districts of Amreli, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Rajkot and Surendranagar in Saurashtra and Kutch were included in the jurisdiction of the new diocese of Rajkot.
• CBCI Historical Information

• Diocese of Baroda - [est. 29 Sep 1966]
   Address:  Bishop's House - 71 Alkapur, Baroda 390 007, Gujarat.
     Formed from the Archdiocese of Bombay, in 1966, the Diocese of Baroda encompasses the civil districts of Panchmahals, Baroda, Broach, Surat, Bulsar and Dangs.
• CBCI Historical Information

• Diocese of Belgaum - [est. 19 Sep 1953]
   Address:  Bishop's House - B.C. 69, Belgaum 590 001, Karnataka.
   The Diocese of Belgaum encompasses the civil districts of Belgaum, Bijapur, Bagalkot Dharwar, Gadag and Haveri, in Karnataka State, and Chandgad Taluka, in Kolhapur District of Maharashtra State.  It was formed, in 1953, from a portion of the Archdiocese of Goa (Belgaum and North Kanara) and the Diocese of Poona (Dharwar and Bijapur).  In 1976, when the Diocese of Karwar was formed, the district of North Kanara became part of the new diocese.
• CBCI Historical Information

•  Eparchy of Kalyan - (Syro-Malabar Rite) - [est. 1988] Information
  
   Address:  Bishop's House - P.B. No. 8434, IIT P.O., Powai, Mumbai 400 076
• History of Syro-Malabar Rite / East Syrian Rite, also known as Chaldean, Assyrian or Persian Rite, by Henry Jenner, from the The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIV, by Robert Appleton Company, 1912, online by Kevin Knight, 2003.
• History of Syro-Malabar Church / St. Thomas Christians, by A. E. Medlycott, from the The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIV, by Robert Appleton Company, 1912, online by Kevin Knight, 2003. - "An ancient body of Christians on the east and west coasts of India, claiming spiritual descent from the Apostle St. Thomas..."

• Diocese of Nashik - (Western India, portion of the state of Maharashtra)
   Address:  Bishop's House - Jail Road, Nashik 422 101, Maharashtra.
     Formed from the Diocese of Pune, the Diocese of Nashik encompasses the civil districts of Nashik, Dhule, Jalgaon and Ahmednagar - all in Maharashtra.
• CBCI Information

• Diocese of Poona - [est. Vicariate Apostolic 1854; Diocese 1886] (Western India, portion of the state of Maharashtra)
   Address:  Bishop's House - 1B Prince of Wales Drive, Pune 411 001, Maharashtra.
   The Diocese of Poona encompasses the civil districts of Pune, Satara, Solapur, Sangli, Kolhapur, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg.
• CBCI Information
• Diocesan Parish Directory

• Diocese of Rajkot  (Syro-Malabar Rite) [Est. 1977, from the Diocese of Ahmedabad]
   Address: P.B. No. 1, Rajkot 360 005 Gujarat, India.
• Formed in 1977 from the Diocese of  Ahmedabad, the Diocese of Rajkot is in the northwestern most part of India including the whole peninsula of Sourashtra and Kutch.  It encompasses "...the civil districts of Amreli, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Rajkot, and Surendranagar, together known popularly as Saurashtra, and the district of Kutch in Gujarat State..."
• CBCI Information
• History of Syro-Malabar Rite / East Syrian Rite, also known as Chaldean, Assyrian or Persian Rite, by Henry Jenner, from the The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIV, by Robert Appleton Company, 1912, online by Kevin Knight, 2003.
• History of Syro-Malabar Church / St. Thomas Christians, by A. E. Medlycott, from the The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIV, by Robert Appleton Company, 1912, online by Kevin Knight, 2003. - "An ancient body of Christians on the east and west coasts of India, claiming spiritual descent from the Apostle St. Thomas..."

• Diocese of Vasai
   Bishop's House:  St. Augustine Nagar, Barampur, Vasai Road (West) 401 202.
• CBCI Information
• See Maps of India: Maps of the state of Maharashtra

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• Archdiocese of Nagpur - (Western India, portion of the state of Maharashtra)
   Address:  Archbishop's House - Mohan Nagar P.O., Nagpur 440 001, Maharashtra.
   The Archdiocese of Nagpur, in central India, encompasses the civil districts of Nagpur and Bhandara, in Maharashtra State, and Betul, Chhindwara, Seoni (with the exception of tehsil of Lakhnadon) and Balaghat, in Madhya Pradesh.
• CBCI Information

Parishes include:
• St. Francis de Sales Cathedral [est. 1885]
   Mohan Nagar - Nagpur 440 001, Maharashtra.
• Our Lady of the Rosary Parish [est. 1976]
  
   Seminary Hills - Nagpur 440 006, Maharashtra.
• St. Anthony Parish [est. 1935]
   Ajni - Nagpur 440 003, Maharashtra.
• Our Lady of Fatima Parish [est. 1948]
   Jaitala - Nagpur 440 016, Maharashtra.
• Holy Family Parish [est. 1907]
   Untkhana - Medial College Road - Nagpur 440 009, Maharashtra.
• Mary Queen of Apostles Parish [est. ?]
   Pallotti Nagar - Box 18 - Nagpur 440 013, Maharashtra.
• St. Paul Parish [est. ?]
   Vinalaya - Ahenwada, Bandeli Post, Keolari Tehsil, Seoni District 480 994, Madhya Pradesh.
• Christ the King Parish [est. 1932]
  
   Amla P.O. - Betul District 460 551, Madhya Pradesh.
• Udgrahanalaya Parish [est. 1979]
  
   Sindhi Sadan Path - Ward #13 - Balaghat 480 001, Madhya Pradesh.
• Holy Angels Parish [est. 1963]
   Barkhui Hospital - Barkhui, Chandameta P.O., Chhindwara District 480 447, Madhya Pradesh.
• St. Theresa Parish [est. ?]
  
   Sadar Ganj - Betul 460 002, Madhya Pradesh.
• St. Peter Parish [est. 1996]
  
   Behind Bhandara Jail, Bhandara 441 904, Maharashtra.
• Nirmala Niketan Parish [est. 1980]
  
   Bhendala P.O. - Nimkheda, Mauda Tehsil, Nagpur District 441 407, Maharashtra.
• St. Francis Xavier Parish [est. 1866]
  
   Near Police Lines - Chhindwara 480 001, Madhya Pradesh.
• Catholic Church [est. 1966]
  
   Garratola - Manegaon P.O. Baihar Tehsil, Balaghat District 481 051, Madhya Pradesh.
• Our Lady of Vailankani Community Centre [est. 1992]
  
   Near Ara Machine - Ghoradongri P.O., Betul District 460 443, Madhya Pradesh.
• St. Joseph Parish [est. 1915]
  
   Rail Toli - S.E. Rly. Gondia 441 614, Maharashtra.
• St. Thomas/Sant Yugalkumar Parish [est. 1960]
  
   Jawaharnagar P.O., Bhandara O.F., Bhandara District 441 906, Maharashtra.
• St. Martn de Porres Parish [est. 1960]
   Jaripatka - Nagpur 440 014, Maharashtra.
• Immaculate Conception Parish [est. 1846]
   Kampee Cantonment - Nagpur District 441 001, Maharashtra.
• Vishwa Jyothi Bhavan Parish [est. 1976]
  
   Kanhan Pipri P.O. - Nagpur District 441 001, Maharashtra.
• St. Theresa Parish [est. 1962]
  
   Mansar P.O. - Ramtek Tehsil - Nagpur District 441 106, Maharashtra.
• Sandesh Sadan Parish [est. 1972]
  
   Bungalow #157 - Keoti Ward - Seoni District 480 661, Madhya Pradesh.
• English Primary School [est. 1967]
   WCL Silewara - Nagpur District 441 109, Maharashtra.
• Agragami Parish [est. 1978]
   Surfakhapa P.O. - Chhindwara District 480 222, Madhya Pradesh.
• Navjivan Community Centre  [est. 1990]
  
   Village Thuman - Nimkheda P.O., Mauda Tehsil - Nagpur District 441 106, Maharashtra.
• St. Francis of Assisi [est. 1973]
  
   WCL Umrer Poject - Nagpur District 441 204, Maharashtra.
• Infant Jesus Community Centre [est. 1997]
   Dwalarneti Eight Mile - Nagpur District, Maharashtra.


• Diocese of Amravati - (Western India, portion of the state of Maharashtra)
• CBCI Information

• Diocese of Aurangabad - [est. Dec 1977] (Western India, portion of the state of Maharashtra)
   Address:  Bishop's House - Aurangabad Cantt.  431 002, Maharashtra.
   The Diocese of Aurangabad encompasses the region of Marathwada, in Maharashtra, which includes civil districts of Aurangabad, Jalna, Parbhani (which had been part of the Diocese of Amravati and Latur) and Bhir and Osmanabad (which had been part of the Archdiocese of Hyderabad).
• CBCI Information

• Diocese of Chanda  - (Syro-Malabar Rite) [est. Diocese 1977] (Western India, portion of the state of Maharashtra)  See District Map of Maharashtra
   Address:  Bishop's House - Ballarpur P.O.  442 701, Chandrapur Dt., Maharashtra.
   The Diocese of Chandra encompasses the civil districts of Wardha, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli, in Maharashtra State, and Adilabad in Andhra Pradesh.
• CBCI Information
• History of Syro-Malabar Rite / East Syrian Rite, also known as Chaldean, Assyrian or Persian Rite, by Henry Jenner, from the The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIV, by Robert Appleton Company, 1912, online by Kevin Knight, 2003.
• History of Syro-Malabar Church / St. Thomas Christians, by A. E. Medlycott, from the The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIV, by Robert Appleton Company, 1912, online by Kevin Knight, 2003. - "An ancient body of Christians on the east and west coasts of India, claiming spiritual descent from the Apostle St. Thomas..."

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• Archdiocese of Calcutta - [est. 1834 Vicariate Apostolic of Bengal; 1845 Vicariate of Calcutta; 1850 West Bengal; 1886 Archdiocese of Calcutta] (Eastern India, in the state of West Bengal)
   Address:  Archbishop's House - 32 Park Street, Calcutta  700 016  - Historical Information
   The Archdiocese of Calcutta encompasses most of West Bengal.
• History of the Archdiocese of Calcutta, from the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia Online.

• Diocese of Asansol - (Eastern India, within state of West Bengal)
   The Presbytery:  G.T. Road (West) - Asansol - 713 301 - West Bengal.
   The Diocese of Asansol encompasses the Burdwan district, nine blocks of Bankura district and 10 blocks of Birbhum district.
• CBCI Information

• Diocese of Bagdogra - (Latin Rite) [est. Diocese 1998]
   Address: Bishop's House - Pradhan Nagar P.O., Siliguri  734 403, W. B.
   The Diocese of Bagdogra was formed, in 1998, from the Diocese of Darjeeling.
• CBCI Information

• Diocese of Baruipur - (Latin Rite) [est. Diocese 1977] (Eastern India, in the state of West Bengal)
    Bishop's House - Baruipur P.O.  743 302, 24-Parganas (s), W. B.
   The Diocese of Baruipur encompasses central and southern portions of the 24-Parganas District.
• CBCI Information

• Diocese of Darjeeling - (Latin Rite) [est. Diocese 1962]
   Address:  Bishop's House - Darjeeling  734 101, W. B.
   Encompasses Eastern India, in the states of West Bengal and Sikkim; also encompasses the Himilayan kingdom of Bhutan which is located northeast of India.
• CBCI Information

• Diocese of Jalpaiguri - (Latin Rite) [est. Diocese 1952] (Eastern India, West Bengal State)
   Address: Bishop's House - Jalpaiguri, P.O. Mohitnagar 735 101, Dt. Jalpaiguri, W. B.
   Formed from the Diocese of Dinajpur (now Bangladesh), the Diocese of Jalpaiguri encompasses the civil districts of Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar.
• CBCI Information

• Diocese of Krishnagar - (Latin Rite) [Prefecture Apostolic 1870; Diocese 1886] (Eastern India, state of West Bengal)
   Address:  Bishop's House - Krishnagar  741 101, Nadia Dt., W. B.
• CBCI Information

• Diocese of Raiganj - (Latin Rite)[est. Diocese 1978] (Eastern India, state of West Bengal)
    Bishop's House - Chotparua, P.O. Karnajora  733 130, North Ninajpur Dt., W. B.
• CBCI Information

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• Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar - [est.Diocese 1937; Archdiocese 1974] (Latin Rite) (Western India, portion of the state of Orissa)
       Address:  Archbishop's House - Satyanagar, Bhubaneswar  751 001, Orissa.
• Parishes & Stations within the Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar

• Diocese of Balasore - (Latin Rite) (Western India, state of Orissa)
    Address:  Bishop's House - Balasore  756 001, Orissa.
     The Diocese of Balasore encompasses the districts of Balasore, Krishnachandrapur and Barbil.
• CBCI Information

• Diocese of Berhampur - (Latin Rite) [est. 1974] (Western India, state of Orissa)
    Address:  Bishop's House - P.O. Box No. 27, Berhampur  760 001, Ganjam Dt., Orissa.
     The Diocese of Berhampur encompasses the civil districts of Ganjam, Gajapati, Nuapoda, Koraput, Rayagada, Nabarangapur, Malkangiri and Kalahandi.
• CBCI Information

• Diocese of Rourkela - (Latin Rite) [est. 1979] (Western India, state of Orissa)
   Bishop's House - Hamirpur, P.O. Rourkela  769 003, Dist. Sundargarh, Orissa.
• Map of the Diocese of Rourkela
• Historical Information
• CBCI Information

• Diocese of Sambalpur - (Latin Rite) [est. Diocese 1951] (Western India, state of Orissa)
    Address:  Bishop's House - Ainthapali, Sambalpur  768 004, Orissa.
• CBCI Information

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• Archdiocese of Delhi - (Latin Rite)  [est. 1959] (Northern India; Delhi and state of Haryana)
       Address:  Archbishop's House - Balasore  756 001, Orissa.
     The Archdiocese of Delhi encompasses the Union Territory of Delhi and 7 civil districts in Haryana:  Faridabad, Gurgaon, Rohtak, Mahindergarh and sonepat, Rewari and Jhaiiar.
• CBCI Information

• Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar - (Latin Rite) [est. Diocese 1986] (Northern India, state of Jammu & Kashmir)
       Address:  Bishop's House - Jammu Cantt  180 003, Jammu & Kashmir, India.
• CBCI Information - "The Prefecture comprised the districts of Kashmir and Ladakh (till then part of Rawalpindi diocese) and the districts of Jammu and Poonch (till then part of the Diocese of Lahore)..."
• History of the Diocese of Lahore, by Ernest R. Hull, from the Catholic Encyclopedia, Vol. VIII, Robert Appleton Company, 1910, online by K. Knight, 2003.
• History of the Prefecture Apostolic of Kafiristan and Kashmir [est. 1887], by J. A. Cunningham, from the Catholic Encyclopedia, Vol. VIII, Robert Appleton Company, 1910, online by K. Knight, 2003.
  

• Diocese of Jalandhar - (Latin Rite) [est. Diocese 1971] (Northern India)
   Address:  Bishop's House - Civil Lines, Jalandhar City, 144 001, Punjab.
   The Diocese of Jalandhar encompasses the civil districts of Amritsar, Faridkot, Ferozepore, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Ludhiana, Moga, Muktsar and Nawanshahar, in the Punjab and Chamba; Hamirpur, Kangra and Una in Himachal Pradesh.
• CBCI Information

• Diocese of Shimla and Chandigarh - (Latin Rite) [est. 1959](Northern India in states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab)
  Address:  Catholic Church - Sector 19-A, Chandigarh 160 019.
   The Diocese of Shimla-Chandigarh encompasses the civil districts of Kinnaur, Lahul - Spiti, Kullu, Mandi, Bilaspur, Shimla, Solan and Sirmur, in Himachal Pradesh; Panchkula, Ambala, Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Panipat, Kaithal, Jind, Hissar, Bhiwani and Sirsa, in Haryana State; Patiala, Sangrur, Mansa, Bathinda, Fategarh Sahib and Ropar, in Punjab State, and the Union Territory of Chandigarh.
• CBCI Information

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• Archdiocese of Guwahati [est. 1992] - Home Site with MAP of the Archdiocese of Guwahati (Northeastern India in state of Assam)
• Directory of Parishes And Institutions - There are presently 33 parishes within the Archdiocese of Guwahati.  Languages spoken include: Assamese, Hindi, English, Sadri, Oraon, Mundari, Kharia, Bodo, Rabha, Garo, Santali, Kabri, and Tiwa.
• CBCI Information

• Diocese of Bongaigaon
   Bishop's House: Post Box No. 10 - Bongaigaon - 783 380  Assam.
• CBCI Information

• Diocese of Dibrugarh - (Northeastern India in states of Arunachal Pradesh & Assam)
  
   Bishop's House:  P.B. No. 50 - Dibrugarh - 786 001 - Assam.
• CBCI Historical and Contact Information

• Diocese of Diphu - (Northeastern India in state of Assam)
   Bishop's House:  P. B. No. 18 - Karbi Anglong Dt. - Diphu - 782 460 - Assam.
• CBCI Information

• Diocese of Tezpur - (Northeastern India in state of Arunachal Pradesh)
  • CBCI Information

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• Archdiocese of Hyderabad [est. Vicariate 1851; Diocese 1886] -
        (Southeastern India in state of Andhra Pradesh)
   Archbishop's House:  9-1-17/1 Sardar Patel Road, Secunderabad - 500 003.
   "...The Archdiocese of Hyderabad consists of four districts of Andhra Pradesh and the district of Bidar in Karnataka..."
• Eparchy of Adilabad of the Syro-Malabar
  
   Bishop's House - Mancherial 504 208 - Adilabad Dt., A.P.
   "...On 16 July 1999, the Holy Father erected the eparchy of Adilabad of the Syro-Malabars in India with territory taken from the eparchy of Chanda of the Syro-Malabars, making it a suffragan "ad instar" of the metropolitan church of Hyderabad, India. He appointed Fr. Joseph Kunnath C.M.I., pastor of the mission at Saligoan, as bishop of the new eparchy..."


• Diocese of Cuddapah [est. 1976] - (state of Andhra Pradesh)
•  Bishop's House:  Mariapuram, Cuddapah - 516 003  Andhra Pradesh.

Phone:  (08562) 41 148, 41 696;  E-mail:  blshopcd@hd2.vsnl.net.in
Formed from the Diocese of Nellore, the Diocese of Cuddapah encompasses the civil districts of Cuddapah and Chittoor.

• Diocese of Khammam [est. 1988] - Information (state of Andhra Pradesh)
• Bishop's House:  Khammam P.O. 507 003   Andhra Pradesh.
• Phone:  (08742) 22-459;  E-mail:  bppaulkmm@rediffmail.com
• Formed from the Diocese of Warangal, the Diocese of Khammam encompasses the district of Khammam.

• Diocese of Kurnool - Information (state of Andhra Pradesh)
• Bishop's House:  B. Camp, Kurnool 518 002  Andhra Pradesh.
• Phone:  (08518) 70-393;  E-mail:  bpgorantla@yahoo.com
• Formed from the Diocese of Nellore, the Diocese of Kurnool encompasses the civil districts of Kurnool and Anantapur.

• Diocese of Nalgonda [est. 1976] - Information (state of Andhra Pradesh)
• Bishop's House:  Rashtrapathi Road, Nalgonda - 508 001  Andhra Pradesh.
• Phone:  (08682) 24-40-20;  E-mail:  bishopnlg@rediffmail.com
• Formed from the Diocese of Warangal, the Diocese of Nalgonda encompasses the civil districts of Nalgonda and Mahaboobnagar.

• Diocese of Warangal [est. 1952] - Information (state of Andhra Pradesh)
• Bishop's House:  Santhapet, Nellore - 524 001  Andhra Pradesh.
• Phone:  (0861) 33-10-38;  E-mail:  dnbhs@md4.vsnl.net.in
• The Diocese of Warangal encompasses the civil districts of Warangal and Karimnagar.

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• Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam - Information (state of Andhra Pradesh)
• Bishop's House:  Maharanipeta P. O., Visakhapatnam - 530 002  Andhra Pradesh.
• Phone:  (0891) 27-06-428;  E-mail:  abphvizag@rediffmail.com
• The Diocese of Visakhapatnam encompasses the civil districts of Visakhapatnam, East Godavari and part of Vizianagaram.

   

  • Diocese of Eluru - Information (state of Andhra Pradesh)
  • Bishop's House: Xavier Nagar,  W. Godavari Dt.,  Eluru - 534 006  Andhra Pradesh.
  • Phone:  (08812) 30-707;  E-mail:  bjmelr@rediffmail.com 

   

  • Diocese of Guntur [est. 1940] - Information (state of Andhra Pradesh) 
  • Bishop's House:  Chandramoulinagar, Guntur - 522 007   Andhra Pradesh.
  • Phone:  (0863) 35-07-20;  E-mail:  galibali@md3.vsnl.net.in
  • Formed from the Diocese of Nellore, the Diocese of Guntur encompasses the civil district of Guntur.

   

  • Diocese of Nellore [est. 1928] - Information (state of Andhra Pradesh)
  • Bishop's House:  Santhapet, Nellore - 524 001  Andhra Pradesh.
  • Phone:  (0861) 33-10-38;  E-mail:  dnbhs@md4.vsnl.net.in
  • The Diocese of Nellore encompasses the civil districts of Nellore and Prakasam, excepting Adoni Taluk.

   

  • Diocese of Srikakulam - (state of Andhra Pradesh)
     Bishop's House: Bakagathope,  Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh.- 532 001.
  • Historical Information

   

  • Diocese of Vijayawada [est. 1937] - Information (state of Andhra Pradesh)
  • Bishop's House:  Ring Road, Vijayawada - 520 008  Andhra Pradesh.
  • Phone:  (0866) 24-71-355;  E-mail:  bishopvj@vsnl.com
  • The Diocese of Vijayawada encompasses the civil district of Krishna.

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• Archdiocese of Imphal - (Northeastern India in state of Manipur)
• Diocese of Kohima - (Northeastern India in state of Nagaland)

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• Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore - (Chennai/Madras in state of Tamil Nadu, India)
• Archbishop's House:  21 San Thome High Road - Chennai - 600 004  Tamil Nadu, India
  
• CBCI Information
  
• History of Madras Diocese, by Ernest R. Hull, from the The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume IX, by Robert Appleton Company, 1910, online by Kevin Knight, 2003.
• Diocese of Coimbatore - (in state of Tamil Nadu, India) - Historical Information
   Bishop's House: Post Box No. 6, Coimbatore - 641 001 Tamil Nadu, India.
• Priests and Parishes
• Diocese of Ootacamund - (in state of Tamilnadu, India) - Historical Information
   Bishop's House: P.B. No. 5 - Udhagamandalam - 643 001 The Nilgiris, Tamilnadu.
• Diocese of Vellore - (in state of Tamilnadu, India) - Historical Information
   Bishop's House:  34, Officers' Line - Vellore - 632 001.

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• Archdiocese of Madurai - (in state of Tamilnadu, India)
- Historical Information
• Diocese of Kottar - (in state of Tamilnadu, India) - Historical Information
• Diocese of Palayamkottai - (in state of Tamilnadu, India) - Historical Information
• Diocese of Sivagangai - (in state of Tamilnadu, India) - Historical Information
• Diocese of Tiruchirapalli - (in state of Tamilnadu, India) - Historical Information
• Diocese of Tuticorin - (in state of Tamilnadu, India) - Historical Information

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• Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore - India - Historical Information
  
• Archbishop's House: Cathedral Street, Pondicherry - 605 001.
• Diocese of Dharmapuri - Historical Information
• Diocese of Kumbakonam - (in state of Tamilnadu, India) - Historical Information
• Diocese of Salem - (in state of Tamilnadu, India) - Historical Information
• Diocese of Thanjavur (Latin Rite) (in state of Tamilnadu, India)
Originally "...forming part of the southern portion of the ancient Diocese of Mylapore...", the Diocese of Thanjavur was formed in 1952, to encompass the entire area of the districts of Nagai Quaid-e-Milleth and the Thanjavur with the exception of two taluks (Kumbakonam and Papanasam), and includes the four taluks of Pudukkottai and one taluk of South Arcot Districts. - Historical Information
• Parish Directory (frames)  Parish Directory (no frames)
• Diocese History
• Diocese Map

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• Archdiocese of Ranchi - (Northern India, portion of the state of Bihar) - Information
  
• Archbishop's House: Purulia Road, P.B. 5, Ranchi, Jharkhand - 834 001.
• Diocese of Bettiah - (Northern India, portion of northwestern state of Bihar) - Historical Information
• Diocese of Bhagalpur - (Northern India, portion of the state of Bihar) - Historical Information
• Diocese of Daltonganj - (Northern India, portion of the state of Bihar) - Historical Information
• Diocese of Dumka - (Northern India, portion of the state of Bihar) - Historical Information
• Diocese of Gumla - (Northern India, portion of the state of Bihar) - Historical Information
• Diocese of Hazaribagh - (Northern India, portion of the state of Bihar) - Historical Information
• Diocese of Jamshedpur - (Northern India, portion of the state of Bihar)
   Bishop's House: Golmuri P.O. Jamshedpur - Jharkahand - 831 004.
• Historical Information
• Diocese of Khunti  - Historical Information
• Diocese of Muzaffarpur - (Northern India, portion of the state of Bihar) - Historical Information
• Diocese of Patna - (Northern India, portion of the state of Bihar) - Historical Information
• Diocese of Port Blair - Historical Information
   Bishop's House: P. B. 466, Junglighat P. O., Port Blair, Andamans, India - 744 103.
• Diocese of Purnea - Historical Information
• Diocese of Simdega -  (Northern India, portion of the state of Bihar) - Historical Information

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• Archdiocese of Shillong - (in state of Meghalay, India)
 - Historical Information
• Diocese of Agartala - India - Historical Information
 
•  Jeevajyothi Diocesan Centre: Airport Road, Durjoynagar P.O., Agartala - 799 00 Tripura
• Diocese of Aizawl - India - Historical Information
• Diocese of Tura - India - Historical Information

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• Archdiocese of Verapoly -  (Latin Rite) (in state of Kerala, India)
 - Historical Information
• Diocese of Alleppey -  (Latin Rite) (in state of Kerala, India) -
   Bishop's House: Alleppey - 688 012  Kerala.
• Historical Information

• Diocese of Calicut -  (Latin Rite) (in state of Kerala, India) - Historical Information
• Diocese of Cochin -  (Latin Rite) (in state of Kerala, India) - Historical Information
• Diocese of Kannur - (Latin Rite) - Historical Information
• Diocese of Kottapuram -  (Latin Rite) (in state of Kerala, India) - Historical Information
• Diocese of Neyyattinkara - (Latin Rite) - Historical Information
• Diocese of Punalur -  (Latin Rite) (in state of Kerala) - Historical Information
• Diocese of Quilon -  (Latin Rite) (in state of Kerala) - Historical Information
• Diocese of Trivandrum - (Latin Rite) (in state of Kerala) - Historical Information

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• Diocese of Vijayapuram - (in state of Kerala, India) - Historical Information
   Post Box No: 82 - Kottayam 686 001 - Kerala State, India
   E-mail: vijayapuram@gcol.com
The Diocese of Vijayapuram "...spreads over the central part of Kerala comprises the entire taluks of Muvattupuzha, Thodupuzha, Devikulam, Peermade, Meenachil, Kottayam and Changanacherry of the districts of Kottayam, Ernakulam, Alleppey, Pathanamthitta and Idukki..."
• Vimalagiri Cathedral [1964]
• St. Mary’s Vadavathoor P.O. Kottayam

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Chaldean Rite, Syro-Malabarese Catholic:
• The Syro-Malabar Church & Catholic Communion
• Dioceses & Bishops
• Major Archbishopric: Ernakulam-Angamaly Syro-Malabar Rite History
   "...with two Metropolitan Provinces of Ernakulam and Changanacherry..."

• History of Syro-Malabar Rite / East Syrian Rite, also known as Chaldean, Assyrian or Persian Rite, by Henry Jenner, from the The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIV, by Robert Appleton Company, 1912, online by Kevin Knight, 2003.
• History of Syro-Malabar Church / St. Thomas Christians, by A. E. Medlycott, from the The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIV, by Robert Appleton Company, 1912, online by Kevin Knight, 2003. - "An ancient body of Christians on the east and west coasts of India, claiming spiritual descent from the Apostle St. Thomas..."


• Archdiocese of  Changanacherry - (Syro-Malabar Rite) (in state of Kerala)
   Address:  Archbishop's House - P.B. No. 20, Changanacherry  686 101.
• History of the Vicariate Apostolic of Changanacherry, from the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia Online.
• Diocese of Kanjirappally - Information (Syro-Malabar Rite) [est. 1977] (state of Kerala)
   Bishop's House - P.B. No. 22, Kanjirappaly  686 507, Kottayam Dt., Kerala India
   The Diocese of Kanjirappally encompasses portions of civil districts of Kottayam, Idukki and Pathanamthitta.
• Diocese of Knanaya - The Knanaya Catholic Home Page
   "... Pope Pius X with the Decree, "In Universi Christiani" established the
Diocese of Kottayam - Information (Syro-Malabar Rite) exclusively for the Kananaya Catholics on 29th of August 1911..."
   Address:  Catholic Bishop's House, P.B. No. 71, Kottayam  686 001.
• Diocese of  Thuckalay - (Syro-Malabar Rite) [est. 1996]
   Bishop's House - Thuckalay 629 175, Kanyakumari Dt., Tamil Nadu, India
• Diocese of Palai -(Syro-Malabar Rite) [est. 1950]  (in state of Kerala, India)
      Bishop's House - Palai 686 575, Kerala, India.

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• Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly - (Syro-Malabar Rite) (in state of Kerala, India)
   Major Archbishop's House - P.B. No. 2580, Ernakulam, Kochi 682 031, Kerala.

• History of Syro-Malabar Rite / East Syrian Rite, also known as Chaldean, Assyrian or Persian Rite, by Henry Jenner, from the The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIV, by Robert Appleton Company, 1912, online by Kevin Knight, 2003.
• History of Syro-Malabar Church / St. Thomas Christians, by A. E. Medlycott, from the The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIV, by Robert Appleton Company, 1912, online by Kevin Knight, 2003. - "An ancient body of Christians on the east and west coasts of India, claiming spiritual descent from the Apostle St. Thomas..."


• Diocese of Kothamangalam - (Syro-Malabar Rite) (in state of Kerala, India)
   Address:  Bishop's House - Kothamangalam  686 691, Kerala.

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• Archdiocese of Tellicherry  - (Syro-Malabar Rite) (in state of Kerala, India)
   Archbishop's House - P.B. No. 70, Tellicherry P.O.  670 101.
     The Archdiocese of Tellicherry encompasses the districts of Kannur, Kasargod, South Kanara and Coorg.
• Holy Cross Parish [est. 1963] (Contact Information & English Version)
   Payyavor P. O., Kerala 670633,  Phone: +91-(0)498-210208
   (Vembua)

• History of Syro-Malabar Rite / East Syrian Rite, also known as Chaldean, Assyrian or Persian Rite, by Henry Jenner, from the The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIV, by Robert Appleton Company, 1912, online by Kevin Knight, 2003.
• History of Syro-Malabar Church / St. Thomas Christians, by A. E. Medlycott, from the The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIV, by Robert Appleton Company, 1912, online by Kevin Knight, 2003. - "An ancient body of Christians on the east and west coasts of India, claiming spiritual descent from the Apostle St. Thomas..."



• Diocese of Belthangady  [est. 1999] - (Syro-Malabar Rite) (in state of Karnataka, India)
   Bishop’s House - P.B. No. 13, Belthangady- 574 214, Karnataka.
   "...This diocese has been established for the Syro-Malabar Catholics of the three civil districts of Karnataka State, viz., Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada and Udupi. Till the Diocese of Belthangady was established, this region was under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Tellicherry..."


• Diocese of Mananthavady - (Syro-Malabar Rite) (in state of Kerala, India)
   Bishop's House - Mananthavady  670 645, Wayanad, Kerala.


• Diocese of Thamarassery - (Syro-Malabar Rite) (in state of Kerala, India)
   Diocesan Office - P.B. No. 1, Thamarassery P.O., 673 573, Calicut, Kerala.

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• Archdiocese of Trichur & Information - (Syro-Malabar Rite) (in state of Kerala, India)
   Catholic Archbishop's House - Trichur  680 005, Kerala.
• History of the Vicariate Apostolic of Trichur, from the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia Online.

• Diocese of Irinjalakuda -  (Syro-Malabar Rite) (in state of Kerala, India)
   Catholic Bishop's House - Irinjalakuda 680 121, Trichur Dt., Kerala.


• Diocese of Palakkad (Palghat) -  (Syro-Malabar Rite) (in state of Kerala, India)
   Bishop's House - Palghat 678 014, Kerala.

• History of Syro-Malabar Rite / East Syrian Rite, also known as Chaldean, Assyrian or Persian Rite, by Henry Jenner, from the The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIV, by Robert Appleton Company, 1912, online by Kevin Knight, 2003.
• History of Syro-Malabar Church / St. Thomas Christians, by A. E. Medlycott, from the The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIV, by Robert Appleton Company, 1912, online by Kevin Knight, 2003. - "An ancient body of Christians on the east and west coasts of India, claiming spiritual descent from the Apostle St. Thomas..."



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Antiochian Rite-Malankanese Catholic:  See: Syro-Malankara


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• Archdiocese of Trivandrum - (Syro-Malankara Rite)
   Archbishop's House - Pattom P.O., Trivandrum 695 004, India. - Historical Information


• Diocese of Bathery - (Syro-Malankara Rite)
      Catholic Bishop's House - Sultan Bathery 673 592, Waynad Dt., Kerala, India - Historical Information


• Diocese of Marthandom - (Syro-Malankara Rite)
      Bishop's House - Chirstu Raja Puram, Marthandam 629 165, Kanyakumari Dt., Kerala, India - Historical Information


• Diocese of Tiruvalla - (Syro-Malankara Rite) (in state of Kerala)
   Catholic Bishop's House - Marygiri, P.B. No. 4, Tiruvalla 689 101, Kerala, India  - Historical Information

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• Conferences in the Province of Chennai. (including delegate to Sri Lanka)
• Salesian Sisters in India and Salesian Sisters Around the World
• The Rosminian Order - Antonio Rosmini: founder of the Institute of Charity and the Sisters of Providence.
• Antonio Rosmini: His Story, edited by Umberto Muratore and Denis Hare.
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• WTS Catholic Resources in History
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• History of the Archdiocese of Bombay, by Ernest R. Hull, from The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume II, (1907) by Robert Appleton Company.
• Information about the Basilica of Bom Jesus: "Good" or "Infant" Jesus, is known principally for the tomb of St. Francis Xavier. In 1946, it became the first church of India to be elevated to the status of Minor Basilica..." (Goa)
• History of Goa and Daman Archdiocese, by Ernest R. Hull, from The Catholic Encyclopedia, Vol. VI, by Robert Appleton Company, 1909, online by K. Knight, 2003.
  
• The Catholic Encyclopedia, copyright © 1913 by the Encyclopedia Press, Inc. Electronic version copyright © 1997 by New Advent, Inc.  (A Catholic Web Site transcribing The Catholic Encyclopedia.
• History of Syro-Malabar Rite / East Syrian Rite, also known as Chaldean, Assyrian or Persian Rite, by Henry Jenner, from the The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIV, by Robert Appleton Company, 1912, online by Kevin Knight, 2003.
• History of Syro-Malabar Church / St. Thomas Christians, by A. E. Medlycott, from the The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIV, by Robert Appleton Company, 1912, online by Kevin Knight, 2003. - "An ancient body of Christians on the east and west coasts of India, claiming spiritual descent from the Apostle St. Thomas..."
• The Complete Bangladeshi Catholic Web Directory, by Bangladesh Christian Online.

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• Collection of Websites of India
• The Complete Bangladeshi Catholic Web Directory, by Bangladesh Christian Online.
• Asiayellow.com - Asia Online Yellow Pages
• India States:  Link to India Map site
• Directory of Government of India - Links to States
  

Andhra Pradesh -Official Web Site of Andhra Pradesh -

Map of Districts of Andhra Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh - http://arunachalpradesh.nic.in/ - Official Web Site of Andhra Pradesh - 

Assam
Bihar
Goa - Home Page of Goa State, India "...proportion of Christians
(almost all of whom are Catholics) in the total population of Goa much higher than that obtaining in most of the other States...A striking feature of Goa is the harmonious
relationship between the two principal religious communities, the Hindus and the Catholics, who have lived together peacefully for generations..."
Goa Tourism http://www.goatourism.org/


Gujarat - http://www.gujaratindia.com/index.htm
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir - http://jammukashmir.nic.in/

• Jammu Tourism
  
• Kashmir Tourism
• District of Jammu
  
• District of Srinagar
  

Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh - Government of Madhya Pradesh
       Online Portal for Madhya Pradesh -  for the cities of Bhopal, Ashta, Mandideep,

Sehore, Guna, Indore, Jabalpur and Ujjain.


Maharashtra - The capital of Maharashtra is known by three names: Bombay, Mumbai and
          Bollywood...see Maharashtra Links from Indianet and
Maharashtra from 123India, with Profile and MAPS.
Online Directory for Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Orissa
Punjab
Rajasthan - Profile, Brief History, and Maps, of Rajasthan and
               Online Phone Directory for Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu - Online Phone Directory for Tamilnadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
   Territories:
        Andaman and Nicobar Islands; Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Lakshadweep and Pondicherry.
 
• Indian Web Sites and Servers
• India World - India on the Internet
• India History - "...50 years of Independence. 5,000 years of history. This is India's story..."
• India Regional Links
• Some useful Information on Bhutan
• 123India - Search Engine - Reference Category - States and Union Territories.

Administrative divisions:  28 states and 7 union territories*; Andaman and Nicobar Islands*, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh*, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli*, Daman and Diu*, Delhi*, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep*, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Pondicherry*, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal

• Directory of Official Web Sites of the Government of India - http://goidirectory.nic.in/
• States and Union Territories
  
• India Image:  A Gateway to Govenment of India online States & Union Territories of India
• Asian Geographic - Himilayan Picture Gallery includes Sikkim and Bhutan photos.
• President of India website
• India States Directory
  
• India National Information Center
  
• Embassy of India, in Washington, D.C. - http://www.indiagov.org/
• Districts of India
  
• Discover India -  by the Ministry of External Affairs Government of India.
• States and Union Territories of India - includes clickable MAP
• Infospace International white and yellow pages.
• American Embassy in New Delhi.
• India Telephone Directories.

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Brief Overview Background:
The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, goes back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab incursions starting in the 8th century and Turkish in 12th were followed by European traders beginning in the late 15th century. By the 19th century, Britain had assumed political control of virtually all Indian lands. Nonviolent resistance to British colonialism under Mohandas GANDHI and Jawaharlal NEHRU led to independence in 1947. The subcontinent was divided into the secular state of India and the smaller Muslim state of Pakistan. A third war between the two countries in 1971 resulted in East Pakistan becoming the separate nation of Bangladesh.

Capital:  New Delhi

Administrative divisions:  28 states and 7 union territories*; Andaman and Nicobar Islands*, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh*, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli*, Daman and Diu*, Delhi*, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep*, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Pondicherry*, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal


World Factbook for India


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Mother Theresa (1910-1997) - This strong and independent Slavic woman was born Gonxha (Agnes) Bojaxhiu in Skopje, Yugoslavia, in what is now Macedonia, on August 26, 1910...to Nikola and Dronda Bojaxhiu...and baptized on 27 August in Skopje.

MOTHER THERESA with biography, quotes, talks, letters and much more! - "...Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu was born August 26, 1910; baptized August 27 in Skopje, in Macedonia. Her family belongs to the Albanian community..."

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Contact:  Webweaver I am voluntarily creating this site as a helpful guide to researching the history of the local Catholic Churches and to help genealogists who are researching Catholic ancestors in this geographic area. This is not an official Catholic Church page.
Though links to this page for Catholic Church, genealogical, historical research and non-profit use are encouraged, please do not download the page without requesting permission since it contains copyright protected material.
If you have a suggestion, or a site that you believe will be helpful, please let me know.  --Ann Last updated March 2006.
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