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Diocese of Allahabad Dioecesis Allahabadensis इलाहाबाद के सूबा | |
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Location | |
Country | India |
Ecclesiastical province | Agra |
Headquarters | Prayagraj |
Statistics | |
Area | 45,215 km2 (17,458 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 32,644,000 13,525 (0.0%) |
Parishes | 39 |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | St. Joseph's Cathedral |
Patron saint | Saint Joseph |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Most Rev. Louis Mascarenhas |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Mar Raphy Manjaly |
Vicar General | Louis Mascarenhas |
Map | |
Website | |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Allahabad (Latin: Allahabaden(sis)) is a diocese with its see located in the city of Prayagraj in the ecclesiastical province of Agra in India. The Diocese of Allahabad is spread over 13 districts of Uttar Pradesh. These are Ambedkarnagar, Amethi, Ayodhya, Fatehpur, Kanpur City, Kanpur Dehat, Kaushambi, Mirzapur, Pratapgarh, Prayagraj, Rae Bareli, Sonbhadra, and Sultanpur.[1]