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Roman Catholic Diocese of Dumka

Coordinates: 24°16′54″N 87°14′16″E / 24.2818°N 87.2378°E / 24.2818; 87.2378
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Diocese of Dumka

Dioecesis Dumkaënsis

दुमका के सूबा
ᱫᱩᱢᱠᱟᱹ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱰᱟᱭᱳᱥᱤᱥ
Location
Country India
Ecclesiastical provinceRanchi
Statistics
Area14,356 km2 (5,543 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2022)
4,542,658
207,336 (4.6%)
Parishes73
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralCathedral of St Paul in Dumka
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJulius Marandi
Metropolitan ArchbishopFelix Toppo

The Diocese of Dumka (Latin: Dumkaën(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in India's Jharkhand state. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Ranchi.

Its episcopal see is the cathedral of St. Paul in the city of Dumka.

History

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Ordinaries

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Apostolic Prefect of Malda
Bishops of Dumka

References

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24°16′54″N 87°14′16″E / 24.2818°N 87.2378°E / 24.2818; 87.2378