The Diocese of Dumka () is a
Latin Church
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ecclesiastical jurisdiction or
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, prov ...
of the
Catholic Church
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in India's
Jharkhand
Jharkhand (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in East India, eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north ...
state. It is a
suffragan
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In the Catholic Church, a suffragan bishop leads a diocese within an ecclesiastical province other than the principal diocese, the metropolitan archdiocese; the diocese led ...
in the
ecclesiastical province
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of the
metropolitan
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Areas and governance (secular and ecclesiastical)
* Metropolitan archdiocese, the jurisdiction of a metropolitan archbishop
** Metropolitan bishop or archbishop, leader of an ecclesiastical "mother see"
* Metropolitan ar ...
Archdiocese of Ranchi.
Its episcopal see is the
cathedral
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of St. Paul in the city of
Dumka
Dumka, the headquarters of the Dumka district and Santhal Pargana region, is a city in the state of Jharkhand, India. It was made the headquarters of the Santhal Pargana region, which was carved out of the Bhagalpur and Birbhum district afte ...
.
History
* 17 January 1952: Established as the
Apostolic Prefecture
An apostolic prefect or prefect apostolic is a priest who heads what is known as an apostolic prefecture, a 'pre-diocesan' missionary jurisdiction where the Catholic Church is not yet sufficiently developed to have it made a diocese. Although it ...
of Malda on territory split off from the Metropolitan
Archdiocese of Calcutta
* 8 August 1962: Promoted as Diocese of Dumka
* Lost territory on 8 June 1978 to establish the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Raiganj, to which the incumbent bishop moved
* Lost territory on 27 June to establish the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Purnea
Ordinaries
;Apostolic Prefect of Malda
* Fr.
Adam Grossi,
Society of Foreign Missions (P.M.E.) (March 28, 1952 – 1962)
;Bishops of Dumka
*
Leo Tigga,
Society of Jesus
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(S.J.) (August 8, 1962 – June 8, 1978), later Bishop of split-off
Roman Catholic Diocese of Raiganj (India) (1978.06.08 – 1986.01.29)
*
Telesphore Placidus Toppo (June 8, 1978 – November 8, 1984), later
Coadjutor Archbishop The term "coadjutor" (literally "co-assister" in Latin) is a title qualifier indicating that the holder shares the office with another person, with powers equal to the other in all but formal order of precedence.
These include:
* Coadjutor bishop ...
of
Ranchi
Ranchi (; ) is the capital city and also the largest district by population of the Indian state of Jharkhand. Ranchi was the centre of the Jharkhand movement, which called for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar, northern ...
(India) (1984.11.08 – 1985.08.07), succeeding as Metropolitan Archbishop of Ranchi (1985.08.07 – ...), Vice-President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (1998 – 2002), President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (2002 – 2005),
Cardinal-priest
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of
S. Cuore di Gesù agonizzante a Vitinia (2003.10.21
004.05.23– ...), President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (2004.01.12 – 2008.02.19), Member of
(2008.02.24 – 2014.01.15), President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (2011.01.12 – 2013.02), Member of
(2012.06.23 – 2014.02.24)
*
Stephen M. Tiru (April 18, 1986 – April 1, 1995), later Bishop of
Khunti
Khunti is the headquarter of Khunti district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
It is in South Chotanagpur division and one of the 24 districts in the Indian state of Jharkhand. The district of Khunti was carved out of Ranchi district on 12 Sept ...
(India) (1995.04.01 – 2012.03.03)
* Julius Marandi (June 14, 1997 – ...)
References
Sources and external links
GCatholic.org, with incumbent biography links
Catholic Hierarchy
Roman Catholic dioceses in India
Christian organizations established in 1952
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
1952 establishments in Bihar
Christianity in Jharkhand
Dumka district
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