Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shillong
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Archdiocese of Shillong Archidioecesis Shillongensis शिलांग के सूबा |
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Cathedral of Mary Help of Christians
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Shillong |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,196 km2 (2,006 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2012) 886,794 271,000 (26.8%) |
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| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Mary Help of Christians in Shillong |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Dominic Jala, S.D.B. |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shillong (Latin: Shillongen(sis)) is a Latin Meteropolitan archdiocese in Meghalaya state, northern India. It serves more than 300,000 followers in 34 parishes in the districts of East Khasi Hills and Ri Bhoi of Meghalaya.
Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathedral of Mary Help of Christians, in Shillong, in the city of Shillong. It was built over 50 years ago. Since it also has the “cathedra” – the seat or throne of the Bishop – it is known as a Cathedral Church. This place of worship stands on the very site of the first Church built by the German fathers (Salvatorians from Germany).
The earlier 1913 building – the Church of the Divine Saviour – was a wooden structure. It was destroyed in the Good Friday fire of April 10, 1936. Built by the first Catholic missionaries to these hills, the Salvatorians from Germany, it was the first Catholic Cathedral Church in what was then the Mission of Assam.
(all Roman Rite; so far members of a Latin congregation)
Apart from the Archdiocese itself, it comprises the following suffragan dioceses:
Coordinates: 25°34′N 91°53′E / 25.567°N 91.883°E
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