The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Delhi () is a

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Metropolitan

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of the

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in northern India. Its

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archiepiscopal see is

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Cathedral, in the national capital city of

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History

* 13 September 1910: Established as ''Metropolitan Archdiocese of Simla'', on territory split off from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Agra and Diocese of Lahore * 13 April 1937: Renamed as ''Metropolitan Archdiocese of Delhi and Simla'' * 4 June 1959: Renamed as ''Metropolitan Archdiocese of Delhi'', having lost territory to establish as suffragan the Diocese of Simla

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made two papal visits, in February 1986 and November 1999.

Statistics

, the diocese served 115,300 Catholics (0.4% of the total population of 26,810,000) in , with 60 parishes and 4 missions. Personnel consisted of 301 priests (130 diocesan, 171 religious), 1,006 religious (391 brothers, 615 sisters) and 25 seminarians.

Ordinaries

(all

) ;Metropolitan

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s of Simla * Archbishop Anselm Edward John Kenealy, OFMCap (21 December 1910 – 13 January 1936 ''see below'') **

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Archbishop Anselm Edward John Kenealy, OOFMCap (''see above'' 13 January 1936 – 13 April 1937), when retired as

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(13 January 1936 – death 8 December 1943) ;Metropolitan Archbishops of Delhi and Simla * Silvestro Patrizio Mulligan, OFMCap (13 April 1937 – death 16 August 1950), Titular Archbishop emeritus of Cyrrhus (1950.08.16 – 1950.10.23) **

Father John Burke (1950 – 12 April 1951) (later Bishop) * Joseph Alexander Fernandes (12 April 1951 – 4 June 1959) ;Metropolitan Archbishops of Delhi * Joseph Alexander Fernandes (4 June 1959 – 16 September 1967) *

Angelo Innocent Fernandes Angelo Innocent Fernandes (1913-2000) was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Delhi from 1967 to 1990. He was born in Karachi on 28 July 1913, trained for the priesthood, and was ordained in 1937 in Bombay (Mumbai) where he became Rector of the ...

(16 September 1967 – 19 November 1990) *

Alan Basil de Lastic Alan Basil de Lastic (24 September 1929 – 20 June 2000) was a prominent Catholic (Latin Rite) clergyman in India who was installed as the fourth Archbishop of Delhi in November 1990. Birth and education Alan de Lastic was born in Maymyo, Bu ...

(19 November 1990 – 20 June 2000) *

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(7 September 2000 – 30 November 2012) **

Auxiliary Bishop An auxiliary bishop is a bishop assigned to assist the diocesan bishop in meeting the pastoral and administrative needs of the diocese. Auxiliary bishops can also be titular bishops of sees that no longer exist as territorial jurisdictions. ...

: Franco Mulakkal (17 January 2009 – 13 June 2013) *

Anil Joseph Thomas Couto Anil Joseph Thomas Couto is the serving archbishop of the Archdiocese of Delhi. Early life He was born on 22 September 1954 in Pomburpa, Goa, to Mr. Avito Piedade Jose Couto and Mrs. Ernestina Isabel Lobo e Couto. Joseph Coutts, Archbis ...

(30 November 2012 – ...)

Ecclesiastical province

Delhi's

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comprises the Metropolitan's own archdiocese and the following

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dioceses: *

Roman Catholic Diocese of Jammu–Srinagar The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jammu–Srinagar () is a diocese located in the cities of Jammu and Srinagar in the ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Delhi, Delhi in India. History Catholicism dates back to 1887 in Jammu ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Jalandhar The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jalandhar / Jullundur () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church, located in the city of Jalandhar in the ecclesiastical province of Delhi in India. History * 17 January 1952: Established as the Apostolic ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Simla and Chandigarh The Roman Catholic Diocese of Simla and Chandigarh () is a diocese located in the cities of Simla and Chandigarh in the ecclesiastical province of Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a u ...

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