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Diocese of Nongstoin Dioecesis Nongstoinensis | |
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Location | |
Country | India |
Ecclesiastical province | Shillong |
Metropolitan | Shillong |
Statistics | |
Area | 5,247 km2 (2,026 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 581,216 164,334 (28.3%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 28 January 2006 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle in Nongstoin |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Wilbert Marwein |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Victor Lyngdoh |
Map | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nongstoin (Latin: Nongstoinen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Nongstoin in the ecclesiastical province of Shillong in India. In a land area of 5, 247 square kilometers, the diocesan territory covers the West Khasi Hills, Eastern West Khasi Hills and South West Khasi Hills District of Meghalaya state.