Roman Catholic Diocese of Agartala

Diocese of Agartala Dioecesis Agartalana আগরতলা এর বিশপের এলাকা
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Shillong
Metropolitan	Shillong
Statistics
Area	10,491 km2 (4,051 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2015) 3,950,911 41,845 (1%)
Parishes	20
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	11 January 1996 (11 January 1996)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Francis Xavier
Co-cathedral	Pro-Cathedral of Shantir Rani in Mariamnagar Tripura
Patron saint	St. Francis Xavier
Secular priests	65
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Lumen Monteiro, C.S.C.
Metropolitan Archbishop	((Sede vacante))
Vicar General	Hormis John Vithayathil
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Agartala (Template:Lang-la) is a diocese located in the city of Agartala in the Ecclesiastical province of Shillong in India.

History

• 11 January 1996: Established as Diocese of Agartala from the Diocese of Silchar

Leadership

• Bishops of Agartala (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Lumen Monteiro, C.S.C. (11 January 1996 – present)

External links

• GCatholic.org ^{[self-published]}
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}