Roman Catholic Diocese of Diphu

Diocese of Diphu

*Dioecesis Diphuensis*

दिफू के सूबा
Diocese of Diphu; Dioecesis Diphuensis; दिफू के सूबा
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Guwahati
Metropolitan	Guwahati
Statistics
Area	15,222 km2 (5,877 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2006); 1,090,150; 44,800 (4.1%)
Parishes	23
Information
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Risen Christ in Diphu
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Paul Mattekatt
Metropolitan Archbishop	John Moolachira
Website
	Website of the Diocese

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Diphu (Latin: Diphuen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Diphu in the Ecclesiastical province of Guwahati in India.

History[edit]

5 December 1983: Established as Diocese of Diphu from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Shillong–Gauhati. The foundation stone was blessed by Pope John Paul 2 during his pastoral visit to Shillong.^{[citation needed]}

Leadership[edit]

Bishops of Diphu (Latin Rite)
Year		Bishop
From	to	Bishop
14 February 2007	9 April 2011	Bishop John Moolachira
12 March 2006	14 February 2007	Bishop John Thomas Kattrukudiyil (Apostolic Administrator )
(10 June 1994	7 December 2005	Bishop John Thomas Kattrukudiyil
5 December 1983	4 March 1992	Bishop Mathai Kochuparampil, S.D.B.

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Coordinates: 25°51′37″N 93°26′27″E / 25.8604°N 93.4407°E / 25.8604; 93.4407

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