Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagpur
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Archdiocese of Nagpur Archidioecesis Nagpurensis नागपूर बिशपच्या अधिकारातील प्रदेश |
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St. Francis de Sales Cathedral
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 55,272 km2 (21,341 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 11,000,000 24,446 (0.2%) |
| Parishes | 34 |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Francis de Sales in Nagpur |
| Patron saint |
St Francis de Sales Our Lady of Lourdes |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Abraham Viruthakulangara |
| Vicar General | Jerome Pinto |
| Website | |
| Website of the Archdiocese | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagpur (Latin: Nagpuren(sis)) is a Latin rite Metropolitan archdiocese in central India, yet depnds on the missionary ]]Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples]].
Its cathedral episcopal see is St. Francis de Sales Cathedral, in the city of Nagpur, in Maharashtra state.
As per 2014, it pastorally served 25,500 Catholics (0.2% of 12,360,000 total) on 59,042 km² in 34 parishes and 12 missions with 142 priests (48 diocesan, 94 religious), 798 lay religious (265 brothers, 533 sisters) and 23 seminarians.
Its ecclesiastical province comprises the Metropolitan's own archbishopric and these Suffragan bishoprics, Latin Rite except one Syro-Oriental Rite :
(all Latin Rite, initially missionary members of a Latin congregation)
Coordinates: 21°09′35″N 79°04′54″E / 21.1597°N 79.0818°E
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