Diocese of Simla and Chandigarh

The Diocese of Simla and Chandigarh () is a Latin Catholic diocese located in the cities of Simla and Chandigarh in the ecclesiastical province of Delhi in India.

History

• 4 June 1959: Established as Diocese of Simla from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Delhi and Simla
• 12 May 1964: Renamed as Diocese of Simla and Chandigarh

Leadership

• Bishop Ignatius Loyola Mascarenhas (10 February 2009 – 12 April 2024)
• Bishop Gerald John Mathias (22 December 1999 – 8 November 2007)
• Bishop Gilbert Blaize Rego (11 March 1971 – 10 November 1999)
• Bishop Alfred Fernández (13 April 1967 – 25 June 1970)
• Archbishop Joseph Alexander Fernandes (Apostolic Administrator 1966 – 13 April 1967)
• Bishop John Burke (12 May 1964 – 3 August 1966)

• Bishop John Burke (4 June 1959 – 12 May 1964)

External links

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Website of the diocese

See also

• Immaculate Heart Church, (Karnal)