The Catholic Church in India has one of the largest number of dioceses in Asia. The bishops of the Latin Church, Syro-Malabar Church and Syro-Malankara Catholic Church form the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI). This episcopal conference was established in 1944.
By Type By typology, the dioceses are categorised as : Major archepiscopial sees (Major archdioceses): 2 Titular patriarchal see, metropolitan archdiocese: 1 Metropolitan archdioceses: 31 Archdiocese without suffragans: 1 Dioceses: 139 Titular episcopal see: 1
By Rite Out of the 174 dioceses in India, Latin has 132 dioceses. Syro-Malabar has 31 dioceses and Syro-Malankara has 11 dioceses.
By Ecclesiastical Provinces These are organised into 34 provinces comprising 24 Latin, 8 Syro-Malabar and 2 Syro-Malankara provinces.
Latin Catholic Ecclesiastical Provinces
Province of Agra Metropolitan Archdiocese of Agra Diocese of Ajmer Diocese of Allahabad Diocese of Bareilly Diocese of Jaipur Diocese of Jhansi Diocese of Lucknow Diocese of Meerut Diocese of Udaipur Diocese of Varanasi
Province of Bangalore Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bangalore Diocese of Belgaum Diocese of Bellary Diocese of Chikmagalur Diocese of Gulbarga Diocese of Karwar Diocese of Mangalore Diocese of Mysore Diocese of Shimoga Diocese of Udupi
Province of Bhopal Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bhopal Diocese of Gwalior Diocese of Indore Diocese of Jabalpur Diocese of Jhabua Diocese of Khandwa
Province of Bombay Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bombay Diocese of Poona Diocese of Vasai Diocese of Nashik
Province of Calcutta Metropolitan Archdiocese of Calcutta Diocese of Asansol Diocese of Bagdogra Diocese of Baruipur Diocese of Darjeeling Diocese of Jalpaiguri Diocese of Krishnagar Diocese of Raiganj
Province of Calicut Metropolitan Archdiocese of Calicut Diocese of Kannur Diocese of Sultanpet
Province of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar Diocese of Balasore Diocese of Berhampur Diocese of Rayagada Diocese of Rourkela Diocese of Sambalpur
Province of Delhi Metropolitan Archdiocese of Delhi Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar Diocese of Jalandhar Diocese of Simla and Chandigarh
Province of Gandhinagar Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gandhinagar Diocese of Ahmedabad Diocese of Baroda
Province of Goa and Daman Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goa and Daman Diocese of Sindhudurg
Province of Guwahati Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guwahati Diocese of Bongaigaon Diocese of Dibrugarh Diocese of Diphu Diocese of Itanagar Diocese of Miao Diocese of Tezpur
Province of Hyderabad Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hyderabad Diocese of Cuddapah Diocese of Khammam Diocese of Kurnool Diocese of Nalgonda Diocese of Warangal
Province of Imphal Metropolitan Archdiocese of Imphal Diocese of Kohima
Province of Madras and Mylapore Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore Diocese of Chingleput Diocese of Coimbatore Diocese of Ootacamund Diocese of Vellore
Province of Madurai Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madurai Diocese of Dindigul Diocese of Kottar Diocese of Kuzhithurai Diocese of Palayamkottai Diocese of Sivagangai Diocese of Tiruchirapalli Diocese of Tuticorin
Province of Nagpur Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nagpur Diocese of Amravati Diocese of Aurangabad
Province of Patna Metropolitan Archdiocese of Patna Diocese of Bettiah Diocese of Bhagalpur Diocese of Buxar Diocese of Muzaffarpur Diocese of Purnea
Province of Pondicherry and Cuddalore Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore Diocese of Dharmapuri Diocese of Kumbakonam Diocese of Salem Diocese of Tanjore
Province of Raipur Metropolitan Archdiocese of Raipur Diocese of Ambikapur Diocese of Jashpur Diocese of Raigarh
Province of Ranchi Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ranchi Diocese of Daltonganj Diocese of Dumka Diocese of Gumla Diocese of Hazaribag Diocese of Jamshedpur Diocese of Khunti Diocese of Port Blair Diocese of Simdega
Province of Shillong Metropolitan Archdiocese of Shillong Diocese of Agartala Diocese of Aizawl Diocese of Jowai Diocese of Nongstoin Diocese of Tura
Province of Trivandrum Metropolitan Archdiocese of Trivandrum Diocese of Alleppey Diocese of Neyyattinkara Diocese of Punalur Diocese of Quilon
Province of Verapoly Metropolitan Archdiocese of Verapoly Diocese of Cochin Diocese of Kottapuram Diocese of Vijayapuram
Province of Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam Diocese of Eluru Diocese of Guntur Diocese of Nellore Diocese of Srikakulam Diocese of Vijayawada
Syro-Malabar Catholic Ecclesiastical Provinces The Syro-Malabar Church is governed by the Major Archbishop whose seat is Ernakulam-Angamaly and the synod of all bishops of this sui iuris church, both within and outside of India. Province of Ernakulam - Angamaly Syro-Malabar Catholic Major Archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly Syro Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Idukki Syro Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Kothamangalam
Province of Changanassery Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Changanassery Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Kanjirappally Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Palai Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Thuckalay
Province of Faridabad Syro Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Faridabad Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Bijnor Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Gorakhpur
Province of Kalyan Syro Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Kalyan Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Chanda Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Rajkot
Province of Shamshabad Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Shamshabad Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Adilabad
Province of Tellicherry Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Tellicherry Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Belthangady Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Bhadravathi Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Mananthavady Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Thamarassery Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Mandya
Province of Thrissur Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Thrissur Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Hosur Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Ramanathapuram Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Irinjalakuda Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Palghat
Province of Ujjain Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Ujjain Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Jagdalpur Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Sagar Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Satna
Archdiocese of Kottayam Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Kottayam
Syro-Malankara Catholic Ecclesiastical Provinces The Syro-Malankara Catholic Church is also a major archiepiscopal sui iuris Church. It is governed by the Major Archbishop whose seat is Trivandrum and its synod of bishops. Province of Trivandrum Syro-Malankara Catholic Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of St. Ephrem of Khadki Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Marthandom Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Mavelikara Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Parassala Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Pathanamthitta
Province of Tiruvalla Syro-Malankara Catholic Archeparchy of Tiruvalla Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Muvattupuzha Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Bathery Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Puthur
Directly under the Holy See Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of St. John Chrysostom of Gurgaon
Titular Episcopal See Titular Episcopal See of Chayal of Syro-Malankara
See also Catholic Church in India Christianity in India List of cathedrals in India List of Catholic bishops of India List of Catholic dioceses (structured view) Territories of Catholic dioceses in India
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External links Current Dioceses in India at Catholic-Hierarchy.org India at Catholic-Hierarchy.org India at GCatholic.org