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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Roman catholic diocese in Jharkhand, India}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}<br /> {{Infobox diocese<br /> |jurisdiction = Diocese <br /> |name = Gumla <br /> |latin = Dioecesis Gumlaensis <br /> |local = गुमला के सूबा<br /> |country = {{flag|India}} <br /> |province = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ranchi|Ranchi]] <br /> |metropolitan = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ranchi|Ranchi]] <br /> |rite = [[Latin Church|Latin Rite]]<br /> |cathedral = Cathedral of St Patrick in [[Gumla]]<br /> |cocathedral = <br /> |established = 28 May 1993<br /> |area_km2 = 5,316 <br /> |population = 1,299,000<br /> |population_as_of = 2023 <br /> |catholics = 195,000<br /> |catholics_percent= 15.0 <br /> |pope = {{Incumbent pope}}<br /> |bishop = [[Linus Pingal Ekka]]<br /> |metro_archbishop = [[Vincent Aind]]<br /> |coadjutor = <br /> |auxiliary_bishops= <br /> |image = Gumla - Cathédrale Saint-Patrick - 7.jpg<br /> |denomination=|parishes=38}}<br /> <br /> The &#039;&#039;&#039;Roman Catholic Diocese of Gumla&#039;&#039;&#039; ({{langx|la| Gumlaën(sis)}}) is a [[diocese]] located in the city of [[Gumla]] in the [[ecclesiastical province]] of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ranchi|Ranchi]] in India.<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> * May 28, 1993: Established as Diocese of Gumla from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ranchi<br /> <br /> ==Leadership==<br /> * [[Bishop]]s of Gumla ([[Latin Church|Latin Rite]])<br /> ** Bishop [[Michael Minj]], [[Society of Jesus|S.J.]] (28 May 1993 – 15 November 2004)<br /> ** Bishop [[Paul Alois Lakra]] (28 January 2006 – 15 June 2021)<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;!--- See [[Wikipedia:Footnotes]] on how to create references using &lt;ref&gt;&lt;/ref&gt; tags which will then appear here automatically --&gt;<br /> {{Reflist|30em}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/guml0.htm GCatholic.org] [[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[&#039;&#039;self-published&#039;&#039;]}}]]<br /> * [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dguml.html Catholic Hierarchy] [[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[&#039;&#039;self-published&#039;&#039;]}}]]<br /> {{commons category}}<br /> {{coord|23.0466|N|84.5564|E|source:wikidata|display=title}}<br /> <br /> {{authority control}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Gumla}}<br /> [[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses in India]]<br /> [[Category:Christian organizations established in 1993]]<br /> [[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century]]<br /> [[Category:1993 establishments in Bihar]]<br /> [[Category:Christianity in Jharkhand]]<br /> [[Category:Gumla district]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{India-RC-diocese-stub}}</div>

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