Diocese of Jamshedpur

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jamshedpur () is a diocese located in the city of Jamshedpur in the ecclesiastical province of Ranchi in India.

History

• 2 July 1962: Established as Diocese of Jamshedpur from the Archdiocese of Calcutta

Leadership

• Bishops of Jamshedpur (Latin Rite)
• Bishop Telesphore Bilung, S.V.D. (1 November 2021 – present)
• Bishop Felix Toppo, S.J. (14 June 1997 – 24 June 2018)
• Bishop Joseph Robert Rodericks, S.J. (25 June 1970 – 9 January 1996)
• Archbishop Lawrence Trevor Picachy, S.J. (later Cardinal) (Apostolic Administrator 29 May 1969 – 25 June 1970)
• Bishop Lawrence Trevor Picachy, S.J. (later Cardinal) (12 July 1962 – 29 May 1969)

References

External links

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website