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Diocese of Jammu–Srinagar

*Dioecesis Iammuensis-Srinagarensis*
Diocese of Jammu–Srinagar; Dioecesis Iammuensis-Srinagarensis
Location
Country	India
Metropolitan	Delhi
Statistics
Area	222,236 km2 (85,806 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2004); 10,075,000; 16,000 (0.2%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	St. Mary’s Cathedral, Jammu Cantt
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Peter Celestine Elampassery, O.F.M. Cap.

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jammu–Srinagar (Template:Lang-la) is a diocese located in the cities of Jammu and Srinagar in the Ecclesiastical province of Delhi in India.

January 17, 1952: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Kashmir and Jammu from the Diocese of Lahore and Diocese of Rawalpindi
May 4, 1968: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Jammu and Kashmir
March 10, 1986: Promoted as Diocese of Jammu – Srinagar

Bishops of Jammu–Srinagar (Latin Rite)
- Bishop Peter Celestine Elampassery, O.F.M. Cap. (April 3, 1998 – present)
- Bishop Hippolytus Anthony Kunnunkal, O.F.M. Cap. (March 10, 1986 – April 3, 1998)
Prefects Apostolic of Jammu and Kashmir (Latin Rite)
- Fr. Hippolytus Anthony Kunnunkal, O.F.M. Cap. (later Bishop) (November 11, 1978 – March 10, 1986)
- Fr. John Boerkamp, M.H.M. (May 4, 1968 – 1978)
Prefects Apostolic of Kashmir and Jammu (Latin Rite)
- Fr. John Boerkamp, M.H.M. (July 10, 1963 – May 4, 1968)
- Fr. George Shanks, M.H.M. (May 30, 1952 – 1963)

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 ==References==
-* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/jamm0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
+* [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/jamm0.htm GCatholic.org]
 * [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/djamm.html Catholic Hierarchy]