Patna, India, archdiocese of
Patna, India, archdiocese of
Erected on 10 September 1919 from the Prefecture Apostolic of Bettiah and Nepal; suffragan of the archdiocese of Ranchi. Entrusted to the Jesuit Fathers, Missouri Province. Elevated to an archdiocese on 16 March 1999. Suffragen dioceses include
Bettiah
Bhagalpur
Muzaffarpur
Purnea
See also
Catholic-Hierarchy.Org
New Catholic Dictionary