Roman Catholic Diocese of Purnea

{{Short description|Roman Catholic diocese in Bihar, India}}

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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}

{{Infobox diocese

|jurisdiction = Diocese

|name = Purnea

|latin = Dioecesis Purneaensis

|country = India

|metropolitan = Patna

|province = Patna

|rite = Latin Rite

|cathedral = St. Peter’s Cathedral in Purnia

|cocathedral =

|area_km2 = 15,733

|population = 8,349,215

|population_as_of = 2004

|catholics = 24,391

|catholics_percent= 0.3

|pope = {{Incumbent pope}}

|bishop =

|metro_archbishop = Sebastian Kallupura

|coadjutor =

|auxiliary_bishops=

|emeritus_bishops = Angelus Kujur

}}

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

History

Bishops

  • Vincent Barwa (27 June 1998 – 29 September 2004)
  • Angelus Kujur (20 January 2007 – 8 December 2021){{cite press release | access-date = 8 December 2021 | language = it | url = https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2021/12/08/0828/01739.html | date = 8 December 2021 | title = Rinunce e nomine, 08.12.2021 | publisher = Holy See Press Office}}

References

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