Roman Catholic Diocese of Jabalpur

{{Short description|Roman Catholic diocese in Madhya Pradesh, India}}

{{Infobox diocese

|jurisdiction = Diocese

|name = Jabalpur

|latin = Dioecesis Iabalpurensis

|country = {{flag|India}}

|metropolitan = Bhopal

|province = Bhopal

|cathedral = Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul in Jabalpur

|cocathedral =

|area_km2 = 52,980

|population = 9,032,285

|population_as_of = 2006

|catholics = 28,787

|catholics_percent= 0.3

|pope = {{Incumbent pope}}

|metro_archbishop = Arockia Sebastian Durairaj

|coadjutor =

|auxiliary_bishops=

|emeritus_bishops = Gerald Almeida

}}

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jabalpur ({{langx|la| Iabalpuren(sis)}}) is a diocese located in the city of Jabalpur in the ecclesiastical province of Bhopal in India.

History

File:St. Aloysius Senior Secondary School.jpg, Jabalpur, established in the year 1868 is among the oldest schools in India]]

18 July 1932: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Jubbulpore from the Diocese of Allahabad and Diocese of Nagpur{{fact|date=January 2025}}
21 October 1950: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Jabalpur{{fact|date=January 2025}}
5 July 1954: Promoted as Diocese of Jabalpur{{fact|date=January 2025}}

Bishop Theophane O.Praem was the principal of St. Aloysius Senior Secondary School, Jabalpur.{{fact|date=January 2025}}

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[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/djblp.html Catholic Hierarchy] Wikipedia:SPS