The following is a list of living Catholic bishops of India sorted by ecclesiastical province and diocese. The bishops of India include two major archbishops, one each of the Syro-Malabar and the Syro-Malankara churches, and one of the four titular patriarchs of the Latin Church. There are 6 Indian cardinals, 4 of whom are electors. All the Catholic bishops of India are members of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India.
Overview
A summary of the number of bishops in India:
- Major archbishops: 2
- Titular patriarch: 1
- Metropolitan archbishops: 33
- Bishops: 133
- Bishops of curia: 1
- Coadjutor bishops: 2
- Auxiliary bishops: 24
- Bishop-elect: 2
- Archbishops/bishops emeriti: 92
Total: 290
- Cardinals: 6
- Electors: 4
- Non-electors: 2
- Vacant sees: 4
- Apostolic administrators: 2
- Diocesan administrators: 2
Latin Catholic Provinces
Ecclesiastical Province of Agra
Ecclesiastical Province of Bangalore
Ecclesiastical Province of Bhopal
Ecclesiastical Province of Bombay
Ecclesiastical Province of Calcutta
Ecclesiastical Province of Calicut
Ecclesiastical Province of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
Ecclesiastical Province of Delhi
Ecclesiastical Province of Gandhinagar
Ecclesiastical Province of Goa and Daman
Ecclesiastical Province of Guwahati
Ecclesiastical Province of Hyderabad
Ecclesiastical Province of Imphal
Ecclesiastical Province of Madras and Mylapore
Ecclesiastical Province of Madurai
Ecclesiastical Province of Nagpur
Ecclesiastical Province of Patna
Ecclesiastical Province of Pondicherry and Cuddalore
Ecclesiastical Province of Raipur
Ecclesiastical Province of Ranchi
Ecclesiastical Province of Shillong
Ecclesiastical Province of Thiruvananthapuram
Ecclesiastical Province of Verapoly
Ecclesiastical Province of Visakhapatnam
Syro-Malabar Ecclesiastical Provinces
Province of Eranakulam - 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 Ecclesiastical Provinces
Province of Trivandrum
Province of Tiruvalla
Directly under the Holy See
Indian bishops serving abroad
Diocesan bishops and equivalent
- Archbishop Alex Thomas Kalayanil (born Valiyavilayil), SVD of the Archdiocese of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
- Archbishop Susai Jesu, OMI of the Archdiocese of KeewatinâÂÂLe Pas, Canada
- Bishop Mar Joy Alappat of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of St. Thomas the Apostle of Chicago, USA
- Bishop Philippos Mar Stephanos (born Thottathil) of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of St. Mary, Queen of Peace of USA and Canada
- Bishop Georges Varkey Puthiyakulangara, MEP of the Diocese of Port-Bergé, Madagascar
- Bishop Mar Jose Kalluvelil, of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Mississauga, Canada
- Bishop Mar Joseph Srampickal (born Benny Mathew) of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Great Britain
- Bishop Mar Stephen Chirappanath, Apostolic Visitor for the Syro-Malabar faithful in Europe
- Bishop Rozario Menezes, SMM of the Diocese of Lae, Papua New Guinea
- Bishop Siby Mathew Peedikayil, HGN of the Diocese of Aitape, Papua New Guinea
- Bishop Earl Kenneth Fernandes of the Diocese of Columbus, USA (Indian Origin)
- Bishop Mar John Panamthottathil, CMI of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of St. Thomas the Apostle of Melbourne, Australia
- Bishop Kuriakose Mar Osthathios (born Thadathil), Apostolic Visitor for the Syro-Malankara faithful in Europe
- Auxiliary Bishop-elect Joshy George Pottackal, O.Carm. of Diocese of Mainz, Germany
Apostolic nuncios and papal representatives
Roman curia
Retired
Apostolic nuncio
Indian cardinals
Electors
- Mor Baselios Cardinal Cleemis Thottunkal, Major Archbishop of Trivandrum, Head of the Malankara Catholic Church and President of Synod of Syro-Malankara Church, member of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches and Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, age .
- Filipe Neri Cardinal Ferrao, Metropolitan Archbishop Patriarch of Goa and Daman, and member of Dicastery for Evangelization in Section for Fundamental Questions regarding Evangelization in the World, age .
- Anthony Cardinal Poola, Metropolitan Archbishop of Hyderabad, and member of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, age .
- Mar George Jacob Cardinal Koovakkad, Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue and member of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, age .
Non-electors
See also
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