The Catholic Church in India has one of the largest number of dioceses in Asia. The bishops of the Latin Church, Syro-Malabar Church and Syro-Malankara Catholic Church form the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI). This episcopal conference was established in 1944.
By Type
By typology, the dioceses are categorised as :
- Major archepiscopial sees (Major archdioceses): 2
- Titular patriarchal see, metropolitan archdiocese: 1
- Metropolitan archdioceses: 31
- Archdiocese without suffragans: 1
- Dioceses: 139
- Titular episcopal see: 1
By Rite
Out of the 174 dioceses in India,
By Ecclesiastical Provinces
These are organised into 34 provinces comprising 24 Latin, 8 Syro-Malabar and 2 Syro-Malankara provinces.
Latin Catholic Ecclesiastical Provinces
Province of Agra
Province of Bangalore
Province of Bhopal
Province of Bombay
Province of Calcutta
Province of Calicut
Province of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
Province of Delhi
Province of Gandhinagar
Province of Goa and Daman
Province of Guwahati
Province of Hyderabad
Province of Imphal
Province of Madras and Mylapore
Province of Madurai
Province of Nagpur
Province of Patna
Province of Pondicherry and Cuddalore
Province of Raipur
Province of Ranchi
Province of Shillong
Province of Trivandrum
Province of Verapoly
Province of Visakhapatnam
Syro-Malabar Catholic Ecclesiastical Provinces
The Syro-Malabar Church is governed by the Major Archbishop whose seat is Ernakulam-Angamaly and the synod of all bishops of this sui iuris church, both within and outside of India.
Province of Ernakulam - Angamaly
Province of Changanassery
Province of Faridabad
Province of Kalyan
Province of Shamshabad
Province of Tellicherry
Province of Thrissur
Province of Ujjain
Archdiocese of Kottayam
Syro-Malankara Catholic Ecclesiastical Provinces
The Syro-Malankara Catholic Church is also a major archiepiscopal sui iuris Church. It is governed by the Major Archbishop whose seat is Trivandrum and its synod of bishops.
Province of Trivandrum
Province of Tiruvalla
Directly under the Holy See
Titular Episcopal See
- Titular Episcopal See of Chayal of Syro-Malankara
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