Ecclesiastical Region

Bishops Councils of:

1) Agra (ARBC) | 2) Andhra Pradesh (APBC) | 3) Bengal (BRBC) | 4) Bijhan (BRBC) | 5) Chhattisgarh (CBCG) | 6) Jharkhand | 7) Karnataka (KRCBC) | 8) Kerala (KCBC) | 9) North(NBCN) | 10) Madhya Pradesh (CBMP) | 11) North Eastern (NERC) | 12) Orissa (OBRC) | 13) Western (WRBC) | 14) Tamil Nadu (TNBC)

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DiocesesProvinceStatusBishop's RiteBishops NameDesignation
Adilabad Hyderabad Diocese Syro-Malabar Most Rev. Prince Panengaden Bishops
Agartala Shillong Diocese Latin Most Rev. Lumen Monteiro CSC Bishops
Agra Agra Archdiocese Latin Most Rev. Raphy Manjaly Archbishop
Ahmedabad Gandhinagar Diocese Latin Most Rev. Athanasius Rethna Swamy Bishops
Aizawl Shillong Diocese Latin Most Rev. Stephen Rotluanga CSC Bishops
Ajmer Agra Diocese Latin Most Rev Pius Thomas DSouza Bishops
Allahabad Agra Diocese Latin Most Rev. Louis Mascarenhas Bishops
Alleppey Trivandrum-Latin Diocese Latin Most Rev. James Raphael Anaparambil Bishops
Ambikapur Raipur Diocese Latin Most Rev. Patras Minj SJ Bishops
Amravati Nagpur Diocese Latin Most Rev. Bishops
Asansol Calcutta Diocese Latin Most Rev. Elias Frank Bishops
Aurangabad Nagpur Diocese Latin Most Rev. Ambros Rebello Bishops
Bagdogra Calcutta Diocese Latin Most Rev. Vincent Aind Bishops
Balasore Cuttack-Bhubaneswar Diocese Latin Most Rev. Varghese Thottamkara Bishops
Bangalore Bangalore Archdiocese Latin Most Rev. Peter Machado Archbishop
Bareilly Agra Diocese Latin Most Rev Ignatius D Souza Bishops
Baroda Gandhinagar Diocese Latin Rev. Fr. Stanislaus Fernandes SJ Diocesan Administrator
Baruipur Calcutta Diocese Latin Most Rev Salvadore Lobo Retired
Bathery Tiruvalla Diocese Syro-Malankara Most Rev. Joseph Thomas Bishops
Belgaum Bangalore Diocese Latin Most Rev. Derek Fernandes Bishops
Bellary Bangalore Diocese Latin Most Rev. Henry D'Souza Bishops
Belthangady Tellicherry Diocese Syro-Malabar Most Rev Lawrence Mukkuzhy Bishops
Berhampur Calcutta Diocese Latin Most Rev. Sarat Chandra Nayak Bishops
Bettiah Patna Diocese Latin Most Rev Peter Sebastian Goveas Bishops
Bhadravati Tellicherry Diocese Syro-Malabar Most Rev. Joseph Arumachadath Bishops
Bhagalpur Patna Diocese Latin Most Rev. Kurian Valiakandathil Bishops
Bhopal Bhopal Archdiocese Latin Most Rev. Alangaram Arokia Sebastian Durairaj Archbishop
Bijnor Agra Diocese Syro-Malabar Most Rev. Vincent Nellayiparambil Bishops
Bombay Bombay Archdiocese Latin His Eminence Oswald Cardinal Gracias Cardinals
Bongaigaon Guwahati Diocese Latin Most Rev. Thomas Pulloppillil Bishops
Buxar Patna Diocese Latin Most Rev Sebastian Kallupura Bishops
Calcutta Calcutta Archdiocese Latin Most Rev. Thomas D Souza Archbishop
Calicut Verapoly Diocese Latin Most Rev. Varghese Chakkalakal Bishops
Chanda Nagpur Diocese Syro-Malabar Most Rev Ephrem Nariculam Bishops
Changanasserry Changanasserry Archdiocese Syro-Malabar Most Rev. Joseph Perumthottam Archbishop
Chikmagalur Bangalore Diocese Latin Most Rev. Thomasappa Anthony Swamy Bishops
Chingleput Madras-Mylapore Diocese Latin Most Rev Anthonisamy Neethinathan Bishops
Cochin Verapoly Diocese Latin Most Rev. Joseph Kariyil Bishops
Coimbatore Madras-Mylapore Diocese Latin Most Rev Thomas Aquinas Bishops
Cuddapah Hyderabad Diocese Latin Most Rev. Gali Bali Apostolic Administrator
Cuttack - Bhubaneshwar Cuttack-Bhubaneswar Archdiocese Latin Most Rev. John Barwa SVD Archbishop
Daltonganj Ranchi Diocese Latin Most Rev. Theodore Mascarenhas Apostolic Administrator
Darjeeling Calcutta Diocese Latin Most Rev. Stephen Lepcha Bishops
Delhi Delhi Archdiocese Latin Most Rev. Anil Joseph Thomas Couto Archbishop
Dharmapuri Pondicherry-Cuddalore Diocese Latin Most Rev. Lawrence Pius Dorairaj Bishops
Dibrugarh Guwahati Diocese Latin Most Rev. Albert Hemrom Bishops
Dindigul Madurai Diocese Latin Most Rev. P. Thomas Paulsamy Bishops
Dioceses Province Status Rite Bishop's Name Designation
Diphu Guwahati Diocese Latin Most Rev Paul Mattekatt Bishops
Dumka Ranchi Diocese Latin Most Rev. Julius Marandi Bishops
Eluru Vishakapatnam Diocese Latin Most Rev. Jaya Rao Polimera Bishops
Ernakulam-Angamaly Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese Syro-Malabar Most Rev. Andrews Thazhath Apostolic Administrator
Faridabad Delhi Diocese Syro-Malabar Most Rev Kuriakose Bharanikulangara Bishops
Gandhinagar Gandhinagar Archdiocese Latin Most Rev. Thomas Ignatius Macwan Archbishop
Goa-Daman Goa & Daman Archdiocese Latin Most Rev. Filipe Neri Ferrao Cardinals
Gorakhpur Agra Diocese Syro-Malabar Most Rev Mathew Nellikunnel CST Bishops
Gulbarga Bangalore Diocese Latin Most Rev Robert Miranda Bishops
Gumla Ranchi Diocese Latin Most Rev. Bishops
Guntur Vishakapatnam Diocese Latin Most Rev. Bhagyaiah Chinnabathini Bishops
Gurgaon Tiruvalla Diocese Syro-Malankara Most Rev. Thomas Mar Anthonios Valiyavilayil OIC Bishops
Guwahati Guwahati Archdiocese Latin Most Rev. John Moolachira Archbishop
Gwalior Bhopal Diocese Latin Most Rev Joseph Thykkattil Bishops
Hazaribagh Ranchi Diocese Latin Most Rev. Jojo Anand Bishops
Hosur Bangalore Diocese Syro-Malabar Most Rev. Sebastian Pozholiparambil Bishops
Hyderabad Hyderabad Archdiocese Latin Most Rev. Anthony Poola Cardinals
Idukki Ernakulam-Angamaly Diocese Syro-Malabar Most Rev. John Nellikunnel Bishops
Imphal Imphal Archdiocese Latin Most Rev Linus Neli Archbishop
Indore Bhopal Diocese Latin Most Rev Chacko Thottumarickal SVD Bishops
Irinjalakuda Trichur Diocese Syro-Malabar Most Rev. Pauly Kannookadan Bishops
Itanagar Guwahati Diocese Latin Most Rev. Benny Varghese Edathattel Bishops
Jabalpur Bhopal Diocese Latin Most Rev. Gerald Almeida Bishops
Jagdalpur Raipur Diocese Syro-Malabar Most Rev. Joseph Kollamparampil Bishops
Jaipur Agra Diocese Latin Most Rev Joseph Kallarackal Bishops
Jalandhar Delhi Diocese Latin Most Rev. Franco Mulakkal Bishops
Jalpaiguri Calcutta Diocese Latin Most Rev. Clement Tirkey Bishops
Jammu-Srinagar Delhi Diocese Latin Most Rev. Ivan Pereira Bishops
Jamshedpur Ranchi Diocese Latin Most Rev. Telesphore Bilung, SVD Bishops
Jashpur Raipur Diocese Latin Most Rev Emmanul Kerketta Bishops
Jhabua Bhopal Diocese Latin Most Rev. Basil Bhuriya SVD Bishops
Jhansi Agra Diocese Latin Most Rev. Peter Parapullil Bishops
Jowai Shillong Diocese Latin Most Rev. Ferdinand Dkhar Bishops
Kalyan Bombay Diocese Syro-Malabar Most Rev. Thomas Elavanal MCBS Bishops
Kanjirapally Changanassery Diocese Syro-Malabar Most Rev. Mathew Arackal Bishops
Kannur Verapoly Diocese Latin Most Rev Alex Vadakumthala Bishops
Karwar Bangalore Diocese Latin Most Rev. Derek Fernandes Bishops
Khadki Bombay Diocese Syro-Malankara Most Rev Thomas Anthonios OIC Bishops
Khammam Hyderabad Diocese Latin Most Rev. Paul Maipan Bishops
Khandwa Bhopal Diocese Latin Most Rev. Arockia Sebastian Durairaj Alangaram SVD Bishops
Khunti Ranchi Diocese Latin Most Rev. Binay Kandulna Bishops
Kohima Ranchi Diocese Latin Most Rev James Thoppil Bishops
Kothamangalam Ernakulam-Angamaly Diocese Syro-Malabar Most Rev. George Madathikandathil Bishops
Kottapuram Verapoly Diocese Latin Most Rev Alex Joseph Vadakumthala Apostolic Administrator
Kottar Madurai Diocese Latin Most Rev. Nazarene Soosai Bishops
Kottayam Kottayam Archdiocese Syro-Malabar Most Rev. Mathew Moolakkatt OSB Archbishop
Krishnagar Calcutta Diocese Latin Most Rev. Nirmol Vincent Gomes Bishops
Kumbakonam Pondicherry-Cuddalore Diocese Latin Most Rev. Antonysamy Francis Bishops
Kurnool Hyderabad Diocese Latin Most Rev Bishops
Kuzhithurai Madurai Diocese Latin Most Rev. Jerome Dhas Bishops
Lucknow Agra Diocese Latin Most Rev. Gerald John Mathias Bishops
Madras - Mylapore Madras-Mylapore Archdiocese Latin Most Rev. George Antonysamy Archbishop
Madurai Madurai Archdiocese Latin Most Rev. Antony Pappusamy Archbishop
Mananthavady Tellicherry Diocese Syro-Malabar Most Rev. Jose Porunnedom Bishops
Mandya Tellicherry Diocese Syro-Malabar Most Rev. Sebastian Adayanthrath Bishops
Mangalore Bangalore Diocese Latin Most Rev. Peter Paul Saldanha Bishops
Marthandom Trivandrum-Malankara Diocese Syro-Malankara Most Rev. Vincent Paulos Bishops
Mavelikara Trivandrum-Malankara Diocese Syro-Malankara Most Rev Joshuah Ignathios Bishops
Meerut Agra Diocese Latin Vacent
Miao Guwahati Diocese Latin Most Rev George Palliparampil SDB Bishops
Muvattupuzha Tiruvalla Diocese Syro-Malankara Most Rev. Abraham Julios Bishops
Muzaffarpur Patna Diocese Latin Most Rev. Cajetan Francis Osta Bishops
Mysore Bangalore Diocese Latin Most Rev. Kannikadass William Antony Bishops
Nagpur Nagpur Archdiocese Latin Most Rev. Elias Gonsalves Archbishop
Nalgonda Hyderabad Diocese Latin Most Rev. Joji Govindu Bishops
Nashik Bombay Diocese Latin Most Rev. Lourdunada Daniel Bishops
Nellore Vishakapatnam Diocese Latin Most Rev. Moses Doraboina Prakasam Bishops
Neyyattinkara Trivandrum-Latin Diocese Latin Most Rev. Vincent Samuel Bishops
Nongstoin Shillong Diocese Latin Most Rev Dominic Jala Apostolic Administrator
Ootacamund Madras-Mylapore Diocese Latin Most Rev. Araulappan Amalraj Bishops
Palai Changanassery Diocese Syro-Malabar Most Rev Joseph Kallarangatt Bishops
Palayamkottai Madurai Diocese Latin Most Rev Antonysamy Savarimuthu Bishops
Palghat Trichur Diocese Syro-Malabar Most Rev. Peter Kochupurackal Bishops
Parassala Trivandrum-Malankara Diocese Syro-Malankara Most Rev. Thomas Mar Eusebios Naickamparambil Bishops
Pathanamthitta Trivandrum-Malankara Diocese Syro-Malankara Most Rev Samuel Mar Irenios Bishops
Patna Patna Archdiocese Latin Most Rev. Sebastian Kallupura Archbishop
Pondicherry - Cuddalore Pondicherry-Cuddalore Archdiocese Latin Most Rev. Rev Francis Kalist Archbishop
Poona Bombay Diocese Latin Most Rev John Rodrigues Bishops
Port Blair Ranchi Diocese Latin Most Rev. Visuvasam Selvaraj Bishops
Punalur Trivandrum-Latin Diocese Latin Most Rev Selvister Ponnumuthan Bishops
Purnea Patna Diocese Latin Most Rev. Angelus Kujur SJ Retired
Puthur Tiruvalla Diocese Syro-Malankara Most Rev George Kalayil Bishops
Quilon Trivandrum-Latin Diocese Latin Most Rev. Paul Antony Mullassery Bishops
Raiganj Calcutta Diocese Latin Most Rev. Fulgence Aloysius Tigga Bishops
Raigrah Raipur Diocese Latin Most Rev. Paul Toppo Bishops
Raipur Raipur Archdiocese Latin Most Rev. Victor Henry Thakur Archbishop
Rajkot Gandhinagar Diocese Syro-Malabar Most Rev. Jose Chittooparambil CMI Bishops
Ramanathapuram Trichur Diocese Syro-Malabar Most Rev. Paul Alappatt Bishops
Ranchi Ranchi Archdiocese Latin Most Rev. Vincent Aind Archbishop
Rayagada Cuttack-Bhubaneswar Diocese Latin Most Rev. Aplinar Senapati C.M Bishops
Rourkela Cuttack-Bhubaneswar Diocese Latin Most Rev. Kishor Kumar Kujur Bishops
Sagar Bhopal Diocese Syro-Malabar Most Rev. James Athikkalam MST Bishops
Salem Pondicherry-Cuddalore Diocese Latin Most Rev. Arulselvam Rayappan Bishops
Sambalpur Cuttack-Bhubaneswar Diocese Latin Most Rev. Niranjan Sual Singh Bishops
Satna Bhopal Diocese Syro-Malabar Most Rev. Joseph Kodakallil Bishops
Shamshabad Hyderabad Diocese Syro-Malabar Most Rev. Raphael Thattil Bishops
Shillong Shillong Archdiocese Latin Most Rev. Victor Lyngdoh Archbishop
Shimla - Chandigarh Delhi Diocese Latin Most Rev. Ignatius Loyola Mascarenhas Bishops
Shimoga Bangalore Diocese Latin Most Rev Francis Serrao SJ Bishops
Simdega Ranchi Diocese Latin Most Rev. Vincent Barwa Bishops
Sindhudurg Goa & Daman Diocese Latin Most Rev Anthony Alwyn Fernandes Barreto Bishops
Sivagangai Madurai Diocese Latin Most Rev. Lourdu Anandam Bishops
Srikakulam Vishakapatnam Diocese Latin Most Rev. Vijaya Kumar Rayarala Bishops
Sultanpet Verapoly Diocese Latin Most Rev. Peter Abir Antonysamy Bishops
Tellicherry Tellicherry Archdiocese Syro-Malabar Most Rev. Joseph Pamplany Archbishop
Tezpur Guwahati Diocese Latin Most Rev. Michael Akasius Toppo Bishops
Thamarassery Tellicherry Diocese Syro-Malabar Most Rev. Remigiose Inchananiyil Bishops
Thanjavur Pondicherry-Cuddalore Diocese Latin Most Rev. Devadass Ambrose Mariadoss Bishops
Thuckalay Changanassery Diocese Syro-Malabar Most Rev. George Rajendran Kuttinadar SDB Bishops
Tiruchirapalli Madurai Diocese Latin Most Rev. Savarimuthu Arokiaraj Bishops
Tiruvalla Tiruvalla Archdiocese Syro-Malankara Most Rev. Thomas Koorilos Archbishop
Trichur Trichur Archdiocese Syro-Malabar Most Rev. Andrews Thazhath Archbishop
Trivandrum-Latin Trivandrum-Latin Archdiocese Latin Most Rev Thomas Jessayyan Netto Archbishop
Trivandrum-Malankara Trivandrum-Malankara Archdiocese Syro-Malankara His Eminence Baselios Cardinal Cleemis Catholicos Cardinals
Tura Shillong Diocese Latin Most Rev. Andrew R Marak Bishops
Tuticorin Madurai Diocese Latin Most Rev. Stephen Antony Pillai Bishops
Udaipur Agra Diocese Latin Most Rev. Devprasad John Ganawa SVD Bishops
Udupi Bangalore Diocese Latin Most Rev. Gerald Isaac Lobo Bishops
Ujjain Bhopal Diocese Syro-Malabar Most Rev. Sebastian Vadakkel MST Bishops
Varanasi Agra Diocese Latin Most Rev. Eugene Joseph Bishops
Vasai Bombay Diocese Latin Most Rev. Felix Anthony Machado Bishops
Vellore Madras-Mylapore Diocese Latin Vacent
Verapoly Verapoly Archdiocese Latin Most Rev Joseph Kalathiparambil Archbishop
Vijayapuram Verapoly Diocese Latin Most Rev. Sebastian Thekethecheril Bishops
Vijayawada Vishakapatnam Diocese Latin Most Rev. Joseph Raja Rao Thelagathoti Bishops
Visakhapatnam Vishakapatnam Archdiocese Latin Most Rev. Prakash Mallavarapu Archbishop
Warangal Hyderabad Diocese Latin Most Rev. Udumula Bala Bishops
Full Names of the Regional Bishops Conferences:

> The Agra Rregional Bishops’ Council (ARBC)
> The andhra pradesh bishops’ council (APBC)
> The bengal regional bishops’ council (BRBC)
> Bijhan Regional Bishops’ Council (BRBC)
> Council of Bishops of Chhattisgarh (CBCG)
> The Jharkhand Regional Bishops’ Council
> Karnataka Regional Catholic Bishops’ Council (KRCBC)
> Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Council (KCBC)
> Regional Bishops’ Council of North(NBCN)
> Council of Bishops of Madhya Pradesh (CBMP)
> North Eastern Regional Council(NERC)
> Orissa Bishops’ Regional Council (OBRC)
> Western Regional Bishops’ Council(WRBC)
> Tamil Nadu Bishops’ Council (TNBC)