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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Roman Catholic diocese in West Bengal, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox diocese<br />
|jurisdiction = Diocese <br />
|name = Krishnagar <br />
|latin = Dioecesis Krishnagarensis<br />
|local = কৃশনগর এর বিশপের এলাকা<br />
|country = {{flag|India}}<br />
|metropolitan = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta|Calcutta]] <br />
|province = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta|Calcutta]] <br />
|rite = [[Latin Church|Latin Rite]]<br />
|cathedral = Cathedral of the Holy Redeemer in [[Krishnanagar, Nadia]]<br />
|cocathedral = <br />
|area_km2 = 8,640 <br />
|population = 10,561,058 <br />
|population_as_of = 2004 <br />
|catholics = 61,158 <br />
|catholics_percent= 0.6 <br />
|pope = {{Incumbent pope}}<br />
|bishop = [[Nirmol Vincent Gomes]]<br />
|bishop_title = Bishop<br />
|metro_archbishop = Thomas D’Souza<br />
|coadjutor = <br />
|auxiliary_bishops= <br />
|emeritus_bishops =<br />
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|image=Roman Catholic Diocese of Krishnagar 08.jpg<br />
|caption=Front view of the Diocese<br />
|language=<br />
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The '''Roman Catholic Diocese of Krishnagar''' ({{langx|la| Krishnagaren(sis)}}) is a [[diocese]] located in the city of [[Krishnagar]] in the [[ecclesiastical province]] of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta|Calcutta]] in India.<br />
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==History==<br />
* 1855: Established as [[Missio Sui Iuris]] of Central Bengal from the [[Apostolic Vicariate of Western Bengal]]<br />
* 19 July 1870: Promoted as [[Apostolic Prefecture]] of Central Bengal<br />
* 1 September 1886: Promoted as Diocese of Central Bengal<br />
* 7 June 1887: Renamed as Diocese of Krishnagar<br />
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rcdiocesekrishnagar.org/ |title=Welcome to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Krishnagar |publisher=Rcdiocesekrishnagar.org |date= |accessdate=2020-02-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.apostolicnunciatureindia.com/DiocesesofIndiaDispFull.aspx?DID=278|title = Apostolic Nunciature, India & Nepal}}</ref><br />
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==Leadership==<br />
;Superiors<br />
* Fr. Albino Parietti, [[P.I.M.E.]] (1855 - 30 November 1864)<br />
* Fr. Luigi Limana, [[P.I.M.E.]] (1864 - 17 March 1870)<br />
;Apostolic prefects<br />
* Fr. Antonio Marietti, [[P.I.M.E.]] (August 1870 - 1878)<br />
* Fr. [[Francesco Pozzi (bishop)|Francesco Pozzi]], [[P.I.M.E.]] (April 1879 - 25 November 1886)<br />
; Bishops of Krishnagar<br />
* Bishop [[Francesco Pozzi (bishop)|Francesco Pozzi]], P.I.M.E. (25 November 1886 – 22 October 1905)<br />
* Bishop [[Santino Taveggia]], [[P.I.M.E.]] (23 August 1906 – 1927)<br />
* Bishop [[Stephen Ferrando]], S.D.B. (later Archbishop) (9 July 1934 – 26 November 1935)<br />
* Bishop [[Louis La Ravoire Morrow]], S.D.B. (25 May 1939 – 31 October 1969)<br />
* Bishop [[Matthew Baroi]], S.D.B. (17 September 1973 – 4 April 1983)<br />
** Apostolic Administrator 1970 – 17 September 1973<br />
* Bishop [[Lucas Sirkar]] (later Archbishop) (22 June 1984 – 14 April 2000)<br />
* Bishop [[Joseph Suren Gomes]], S.D.B. (17 April 2002 – 17 April 2019)<br />
* Bishop [[Nirmol Vincent Gomes]] (since 30 April 2022)<br />
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==Saints and causes for canonisation==<br />
* Ven. [[Francesco Convertini]]<ref name="CCBI">{{cite web|url=http://ccbi.in/saints-blessed/|title=Saints & Blessed – CCBI|accessdate=Oct 17, 2019}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/kris0.htm GCatholic.org] [[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[''self-published'']}}]]<br />
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dkris.html Catholic Hierarchy] [[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[''self-published'']}}]]<br />
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[[Category:Christianity in West Bengal]]<br />
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