Roman Catholic Diocese of Bagdogra
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Diocese of Bagdogra Dioecesis Bagdogranus बागडोगरा के सूबा |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Calcutta |
| Metropolitan | Calcutta |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,374 km2 (3,233 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2012) 1,003,000 53,114 (5.3%) |
| Parishes | 19 |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Good Shepherd in Bagdogra |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Vincent Aind |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Thomas D’Souza |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bagdogra (Latin: Bagdogran(us)) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Calcutta in northeastern India, yet it depend son the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Its episcopal see is te Cathedral of the Good Shepherd in the city of Bagdogra, West Bengal.
As per 2014, it pastorally served 55,543 Catholics (5.4% of 1,020,000 total) on 1,200 km² in 19 parishes and 55 missions with 64 priests (29 diocesan, 35 religious), 211 lay religious (46 brothers, 165 sisters) and 14 seminarians.
(all Latin Rite)
Coordinates: 26°42′09″N 88°19′04″E / 26.7026°N 88.3179°E
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