Roman Catholic Diocese of Sambalpur

Diocese of Sambalpur Dioecesis Sambalpurensis
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Cuttack–Bhubaneswar
Statistics
Area	37,299 km2 (14,401 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2010) 7,548,100 40,256 (0.5%)
Information
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Joseph the Worker in Sambalpur
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Niranjan Sual Singh
Bishops emeritus	Lucas Kerketta Bishop Emeritus (1987-2013)

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sambalpur (Latin: Sambalpuren(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Sambalpur in the Ecclesiastical province of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar in India.

History

• 14 June 1951: Established as Diocese of Sambalpur from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta, Diocese of Nagpur and Diocese of Ranchi

Leadership

• Bishops of Sambalpur (Latin Church)
  • Hermann Westermann (14 June 1951 – 28 February 1974)
  • Raphael Cheenath (later Archbishop) (28 February 1974 – 1 July 1985)
  • Lucas Kerketta (17 November 1986 – 26 July 2013)
  • Niranjan Sual Singh (28 September 2013 – present)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy