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rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 95%; line-height: 110%; color: white; background-color: #d42424;">catholic</th></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="padding-bottom: 0.4em;"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Building_at_Bhagalpur_Diocese.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Building_at_Bhagalpur_Diocese.jpg/220px-Building_at_Bhagalpur_Diocese.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Building_at_Bhagalpur_Diocese.jpg/330px-Building_at_Bhagalpur_Diocese.jpg 1.5x, 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data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Ecclesiastical_province" title="Ecclesiastical province">Ecclesiastical province</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Patna" title="Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Patna">Patna</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Metropolitan</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Patna" title="Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Patna">Patna</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #FADA5E;">Statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Area</th><td class="infobox-data">17,766 km<sup>2</sup> (6,859 sq mi)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Population<br />- Total<br />- Catholics</th><td class="infobox-data">(as of 2012)<br />9,446,000<br />78,359 (0.8%)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parishes</th><td class="infobox-data">140<sup id="cite_ref-Directory_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Directory-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Schools</th><td class="infobox-data">70</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #FADA5E;">Information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Rite</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Latin_Church" title="Latin Church">Latin Rite</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Cathedral</th><td class="infobox-data">Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in <a href="/wiki/Bhagalpur" title="Bhagalpur">Bhagalpur</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #FADA5E;">Current leadership</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Pope</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/wiki/Pope_Francis" title="Pope Francis">Francis</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Bishop</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kurian_(Ciriaco)_Valiakandathil&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kurian (Ciriaco) Valiakandathil (page does not exist)">Kurian (Ciriaco) Valiakandathil</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Metropolitan Archbishop</th><td class="infobox-data agent">William D'Souza</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #FADA5E;">Website</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.dioceseofbhagalpur.org/">http://www.dioceseofbhagalpur.org/</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Roman Catholic Diocese of Bhagalpur</b> (<a href="/wiki/Latin_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Latin language">Latin</a>: <i lang="la">Bhagalpuren(sis)</i>) is a <a href="/wiki/Diocese" title="Diocese">diocese</a> located in the city of <a href="/wiki/Bhagalpur" title="Bhagalpur">Bhagalpur</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Ecclesiastical_province" title="Ecclesiastical province">ecclesiastical province</a> of <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Patna" title="Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Patna">Patna</a> in India. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Bhagalpur&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Christian presence from 1779 has been documented. The early Christians were mainly indigo planters, railwaymen and their dependents. They did have a few handful of natives. </p><p>During the Capuchin period (1779–1919), Bhagalpur was at first the part of Prefecture of Tibet-Hindustan erected by the Sacred Congregation of the Evangelisation of the Peoples in 1703. It became a resident station in 1783. </p><p>The Jesuit period (1919–1983): The Patna Jesuits started working here in 1921. Their missionary efforts were directed mainly among the Santhals. </p><p>On 3 August 1956,<sup id="cite_ref-gcatholic_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gcatholic-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-catholic-hierarchy_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-catholic-hierarchy-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bhagalpur was detached from the Patna Diocese and the prefecture apostolic was established. Urban McGarry tor was appointed the prefect apostolic. </p><p>It was promoted as Diocese of Bhagalpur on 11 January 1965.<sup id="cite_ref-gcatholic_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gcatholic-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-catholic-hierarchy_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-catholic-hierarchy-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Urban Eugene McGarry tor<sup id="cite_ref-gcatholic_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gcatholic-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-catholic-hierarchy_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-catholic-hierarchy-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was appointed as its first bishop. The diocese comprised the districts of Bhagalpur, Banka, Jamui and the civil blocks of lakshmipur, Kharagpur and Tarapur of Mnger district of Bihar, Godda, Giridih, Deoghar and Sarawan of Deoghar district and Mandro block of Sahebgunj district of Jharkhand. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Jharkhand_controversies">Jharkhand controversies</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Bhagalpur&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Jharkhand controversies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In July 2018, Sister Konsalia Balsa and charity worker Anima Indwar, who both served in the local <a href="/wiki/Missionaries_of_Charity" title="Missionaries of Charity">Missionaries of Charity</a> chapter, were arrested for selling a baby in Jharkhand they put up for adoption through Missionaries of Charity for $1750.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Catholic property in Jharkhand falls under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Bhagalpur.<sup id="cite_ref-forceconversion_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-forceconversion-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On September 10, 2019, Crux reported that Father Benoy John and catechist Munna Hansda were part of an effort to forcibly convert locals in Jharkhand and were arrested on charges of forced conversion on September 6, 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-forceconversion_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-forceconversion-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Father Arun Vincent was also suspected of working with John and Hansda, but was not formally arrested and later released.<sup id="cite_ref-forceconversion_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-forceconversion-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both John and Hansda were also revealed to have illegally occupied land to </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Leadership">Leadership</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Bhagalpur&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Leadership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bishop" title="Bishop">Bishops</a> of Bhagalpur (<a href="/wiki/Latin_Church" title="Latin Church">Latin Rite</a>) <ul><li>Bishop Kurian (Ciriaco) Valiakandathil (11 January 2007 – present)<sup id="cite_ref-catholic-hierarchy_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-catholic-hierarchy-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Bishop <a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Kozhimala&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thomas Kozhimala (page does not exist)">Thomas Kozhimala</a> (14 June 1996 – 1 June 2005)<sup id="cite_ref-catholic-hierarchy_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-catholic-hierarchy-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Bishop <a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Victor_Saupin&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="George Victor Saupin (page does not exist)">George Victor Saupin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Society_of_Jesus" class="mw-redirect" title="Society of Jesus">S.J.</a> (30 November 1987 – 2 August 1993)<sup id="cite_ref-catholic-hierarchy_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-catholic-hierarchy-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Bishop <a href="/w/index.php?title=Urban_Eugen_McGarry&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Urban Eugen McGarry (page does not exist)">Urban Eugen McGarry</a>, <a href="/wiki/T.O.R." class="mw-redirect" title="T.O.R.">T.O.R.</a> (11 January 1965 – 30 November 1987)<sup id="cite_ref-catholic-hierarchy_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-catholic-hierarchy-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li>Prefects Apostolic of Bhagalpur (Latin Rite) <ul><li>Fr. Urban Eugen McGarry, T.O.R. (later bishop) (1956 – 11 January 1965)</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Seminary">Seminary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Bhagalpur&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Seminary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This seminary at Bhagalpur, Sahibgunj is the training center for the first two years of priesthood. A hostel is attached to the seminary where students live. To the right is the hostel and to the left is the seminary. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Hospitals">Hospitals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Bhagalpur&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Hospitals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are 42 hospitals run by the Diocese of Bhagalpur. Punaruthanam Ashram at Sahebgunj is working for the Psychiatric patients of Bhagalpur </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Schools">Schools</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Bhagalpur&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are more than 70 schools run by the Diocese of Bhagalpur. The most well known are St Joseph's School, Bhagalpur - Bhagalpur, Mount Assisi School - Bhagalpur, Mount Carmel School - Bhagalpur, St. Joseph's School - Kahalgaon, St. Teresa School - Bhagalpur, C.M.S. School - Bhagalpur, St. Paul's School Bhagalpur. </p><p>The list of schools is given here: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>School</th> <th>Location</th> <th>Principal </th></tr> <tr> <td>Carmel School</td> <td>Giridih</td> <td>M. Basil </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mount_Carmel_School_(Bhagalpur)" title="Mount Carmel School (Bhagalpur)">Mount Carmel School (Bhagalpur)</a></td> <td>Bhagalpur</td> <td>Carmine Marie </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mount_Assisi_School" title="Mount Assisi School">Mount Assisi School</a></td> <td>Bhagalpur</td> <td>Augustine Kulapuram </td></tr> <tr> <td>Mount Assisi School, Ranitalab</td> <td>Bhagalpur</td> <td>Thomas Chittookalam </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Saint_Francis_School_Deoghar" title="Saint Francis School Deoghar">Saint Francis School Deoghar</a></td> <td>Deoghar</td> <td>John Kochuchira </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Thomas School, Godda</td> <td>Godda</td> <td>Valson </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Joseph's School, Jhajha</td> <td>Jamui</td> <td>Mathew A.C. </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Joseph's School, Kabirpur</td> <td>Bhagalpur</td> <td>Varghese Panangatt </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Joseph's School, NTPC</td> <td>Bhagalpur</td> <td>Vincent Saldanha </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Joseph%27s_School,_Pakartalla,_Kahalgaon" title="St. Joseph's School, Pakartalla, Kahalgaon">St. Joseph's School, Pakartalla, Kahalgaon</a></td> <td>Bhagalpur</td> <td>Augustine Pereira </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Francis Junior School, Jasidih</td> <td>Deoghar</td> <td>Sr. Caroline </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Theresa's School</td> <td>Bhagalpur</td> <td>Sr. Scholastica </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Theresa's School, Aliganj</td> <td>Bhagalpur</td> <td>Sr. Rosemeir </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Joseph's School, Jagathpur</td> <td>Banka</td> <td>Joseph Thanniparampil </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Hostels">Hostels</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Bhagalpur&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Hostels"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>List of Boys hostels run by the Diocese of Bhagalpur </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Hostel</th> <th>Location </th></tr> <tr> <td>Sacred Heart Hostel, Babumahal</td> <td>Banka </td></tr> <tr> <td>Savio Hostel, Baccha</td> <td>Sahebganj </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Joseph's Hostel, Baromasia</td> <td>Godda. </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Paul's Hostel, Bhalua</td> <td>Jamui </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Patrick's Hostel, Basmata</td> <td>Banka. </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Joseph's Hostel, Belatanr</td> <td>Giridih </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sacred Heart Hostel, Chakai</td> <td>Jamui </td></tr> <tr> <td>Prabhat Tara Hostel, Chandanahat</td> <td>Godda </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Theresa's Hostel, Charkapathar</td> <td>Banka. </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Joseph's Hostel, Chirkee</td> <td>Giridih. </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Joseph's Hostel, Dakaita</td> <td>Godda. </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Joseph's Hostel, Chirkee</td> <td>Giridih. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Boys Hostel, Dambruhat</td> <td>Godda </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Mary's Hostel, Khorimahua</td> <td>Giridih </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Thomas's Hostel, Dulabitha</td> <td>Giridih </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Jude's Hostel, Dumaria</td> <td>Banka. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Vianney Hostel, Giridih.</td> <td>Giridih </td></tr> <tr> <td>Cannel English Medium School Hostel</td> <td>Giridih. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Carmel Hindi Medium School Hostel</td> <td>Giridih </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Mary's Hostel, Agiamur</td> <td>Godda </td></tr> <tr> <td>Krist Raja Hostel</td> <td>Godda </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Stanislaus Hostel, Gokhla</td> <td>Bhagalpur </td></tr> <tr> <td>Prabhat Tara Hostel, Harimohra</td> <td>Banka </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jhajha-Arunoday Hostel, Jhajha</td> <td>Jamui. </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Xavier's Hostel, Kharagpur</td> <td>Munger. </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Joseph's Hostel, Leela</td> <td>Sahebganj </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. John Britto H.S.Hostel, Maheshmunda</td> <td>Giridih </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. John Britto M.S.Hostel, Maheshmunda</td> <td>Giridih </td></tr> <tr> <td>Infant Jesus Hostel, Mangra</td> <td>Godda. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Mission Hostel, Manikbathan</td> <td>Godda </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Daniel's Hostel, Mariampahari</td> <td>Jamui </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Francis H. S. Hostel, Poreyahat</td> <td>Godda </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Francis M. S. Hostel, Poreyahat</td> <td>Godda </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Anthony's Hostel, Phulbaria</td> <td>Godda </td></tr> <tr> <td>Pushpa Hostel, Sokho</td> <td>Jamui </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Thomas Hostel, Sundermur</td> <td>Godda </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Paul's Hostel, Thillaiya</td> <td>Giridih </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Anthony's Hostel, Tilkimaron</td> <td>Giridih </td></tr> <tr> <td>Little Flower Hostel, Kusumba</td> <td>Godda. </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Mary's Hostel, Tisri</td> <td>Giridih. </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>List of Girls hostels run by the Diocese of Bhagalpur </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Hostel</th> <th>Location </th></tr> <tr> <td>St. Mary's Hostel, Agiamur</td> <td>Godda </td></tr> <tr> <td>Savio Hostel, Baccha</td> <td>Sahebganj. </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Joseph's Hostel, Baromasia</td> <td>Godda. </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Paul's Hostel, Bhalua</td> <td>Jamui </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Patrick's Hostel, Bhalua</td> <td>Jamui. </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Patricks's Hostel, Basmata</td> <td>Banka. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Holy Cross Hostel, Belatanr</td> <td>Giridih. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sacred Heart Hostel, Chakai</td> <td>Jamui </td></tr> <tr> <td>Holy Cross Hostel, Chandnahat</td> <td>Godda. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Holy Family Hostel, Charkapathar</td> <td>Banka </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Joseph's Hostel, Chirky</td> <td>Dt.Giridih </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Joseph's Hostel, Dakaita</td> <td>Godda </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Joseph's Hostel, Dambruhat</td> <td>Godda. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Maria Hostel, Khorimahua</td> <td>Giridih </td></tr> <tr> <td>Holy Cross Hostel, Dulabitha</td> <td>Giridih. </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Jude's Hostel, Dumaria</td> <td>Banka </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Michael's H. S. Hostel, Gokhla</td> <td>Bhagalpur </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nirmala H. S. Hostel, Harimohra</td> <td>Banka </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Francis Hostel, Kathibari</td> <td>Godda </td></tr> <tr> <td>Xavier Hostel, Kharagpur</td> <td>Munger. </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Joseph's Hostel, Leela</td> <td>Sahebganj. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Krist Raja Hostel, Godda.</td> <td>Godda </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. Michael's M. S. 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