Roman Catholic Diocese of Indore

Diocese of Indore Dioecesis Indorensis इंदौर के सूबा
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Bhopal
Metropolitan	Bhopal
Statistics
Area	19,073 km2 (7,364 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 4,514,518 35,674 (0.8%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	3 March 1931 (As Mission Sui Iuris of Indore) 11 March 1935 (As Prefecture Apostolic of Indore) 15 May 1952 (Diocese of Indore)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Francis of Assisi in Indore
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Chacko Thottumarickal
Metropolitan Archbishop	Leo Cornelio
Vicar General	Michael John Cosmas
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Indore is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church based in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. Founded in 1952 and spread over 3 civil districts of western Madhya Pradesh, it serves an area of 19,073 km².

The bishop of the diocese is Chacko Thottumarickal, S.V.D., born 7 January 1949. He was appointed bishop on 27 March 2002.

Ecclesiastical superior

• Peter Janser (1931−1935)

Prefects apostolic

• Peter Janser (1935−1945)
• Hermann Westermann (1948−1951)

Bishops

• Frans Simons (1952–1971)
• George M. Anathil (1972−2008)
• Chacko Thottumarickal (since 24 October 2008)

• 1931 - Established as mission sui iuris^[1]
• 1935 - Elevated as apostolic prefecture
• 1952 - Elevated as diocese

• Bl. Rani Maria Vattalil^[2]

• Diocese of Indore page at catholichierarchy.org retrieved 13 July 2006
• Catholic Bishops' Conference of India: Indore Diocese

22°42′40″N 75°53′15″E / 22.7111°N 75.8875°E / 22.7111; 75.8875

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