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Diocese of Jhansi

Rite:

Latin

Population:

8232071

Status:

Diocese

Catholics:

3988

Founded:

12-Jan-40

Diocesan Priests:

Total area:

24000 sq. kms.

Religious Priests:

Province:

Agra

Religious Sisters:

149

Region:

Agra

Seminarians:

Patron:

St. Jude Thaddues

Languages:

EnglishHindi & Urdu.

Civil States:

Uttar Pradesh: Jhansi Lalitpur Jalaun Banda Chitrakoot Hamirpur and Mahoba

Contact Diocese Office :

Bishop's House64-Cantt. Jhansi - 284 001. UTTAR PRADESH

Telephone 1:

0510-23 70 024 24 71 391 / 0510-24 71 594

Fax:

24 71 594

E-Mail Office:

rcdjjhansi@yahoo.co.in

Website:

jhansidiocese.org

Most Rev. Peter Parapullil, Bishops of Jhansi

Name:

Most Rev. Peter Parapullil

Designation:

Bishops

Canonical Possession:

2012-

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History of the Diocese of Jhansi

The Diocese of Jhansi comprises the civil districts of Banda Hamirpur Mahoba Jalaun Jhansi and Lalitpur in Uttar Pradesh and the civil districts of Datia Shivpuri Morena Bhind and Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh.

In 1929 the four districts of U.P. (Lalitpur was a part of Jhansi and Mohoba was a part of Hamirpur) were entrusted as a Mission to the Capuchins of the Maltese Province who had been working in the Diocese of Allahabad alongside the confreres the Bolongnese Fathers since 1929.

By a decree of Pope Pius XII "Ad Evangelicam Veritatem" dated January 12 1940 this mission was detached from the Allahabad diocese and erected into a Prefecture. On account of the Second World War it remained orphaned of its Prefect till January 21 1946.

On July 5 1954 the Prefecture was raised to the status of a diocese by the Decree "In Prefectura Apostolica" and Msgr F. X. Fenech ofm cap then Prefect Apostolic became the First Bishop of Jhansi. In 1963 Msgr Baptist Mudartha was nominated as Bishop Auxiliary to Bp Fenech and in August 1967 Bp Mudartha was installed as the First Indian Bishop of Jhansi.

Prelates of the Diocese of Jhansi

Bishops Name	Prelate's Status	Period	Bishops Name	Prelate's Status	Period
	Bishop	20012 -		Bishops	1977-2012
	Bishop	1967 - 1977		Bishop	1954 - 1967