Diocese of Jowai Dioecesis Iovaiensis जोवाई के सूबा | |
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Location | |
Country | India |
Ecclesiastical province | Shillong |
Metropolitan | Shillong |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,819 km2 (1,475 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 437,380 111,930 (25.6%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Theresa of Lisieux in Jowai |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Ferdinand Dkhar |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Victor Lyngdoh |
Map | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jowai (Latin: Iovaien(sis)) is a diocese located in the town of Jowai in the ecclesiastical province of Shillong in India. In a land area of 3,819 square kilometers, the diocesan territory covers the districts of East and West Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya.