Nagpur, India, archdiocese of

Nagpur, India, archdiocese of

Comprises the districts of Nagpur and Bhandara in Maharashtra state, and the districts of Betul, Chhindwara, Seoni (except the tehsil of Lakhnadon) and Balaghat in Madhya Pradesh. Founded on 11 July 1887 by division from the diocese of Vizagapatam as a suffragan of the archdiocese of Madras. Entrusted to the French Missionaries of Saint Francis de Sales of Annecy . Elevated to an archdiocese on 19 September 1953. See also,

Catholic-Hierarchy.Org

Catholic Bishops Conference of India

New Catholic Dictionary

Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary