Diocese of Asansol, India 🇮🇳 (original) (raw)
Celebrations
History
- 1997.10.24: Established as Diocese of Asansol / Asansolen(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Calcutta and became suffragan of Calcutta)
Present Prelates
| Bishop (2023.07.03 – ...): |  Bishop Elias Frank (62) |
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Ordinaries
| Bishops of Asansol (Roman Rite) |
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| Bishop Elias Frank (62) (2023.07.03 – ...)Bishop of Asansol (India)Born:1962.08.15 (Bantwal, India)Ordained Priest:1993.04.23Consecrated Bishop:2023.08.24Priest of Calcutta (India) (1993.04.23 – 1997.10.24)Priest of Asansol (India) (1997.10.24 – 2023.07.03)Bishop of Asansol (India) (2023.07.03 – ...) |
| Bishop Julius Marandi (70) (Apostolic Administrator 2022.05.04 – 2023.07.03) |
 Bishop Salvadore Lobo (79) (Apostolic Administrator 2020.05.04 – 2022.05.04) |
| Bishop Cyprian Monis (79) (1997.10.24 – 2020.05.04)Bishop emeritus of Asansol (India)Sacred Heart of GodBorn:1945.04.11 (Dorna Halli, India)Ordained Priest:1975.12.21Consecrated Bishop:1994.08.04Titular Bishop of Molicunza (1994.03.26 – 1997.10.24)Auxiliary Bishop of Calcutta (India) (1994.03.26 – 1997.10.24)Bishop of Asansol (India) (1997.10.24 – 2020.05.04) |
Statistics (2022.12.31)
Area: 13,300 km²
Population: 35,850 Catholics (0.2% of 16,564,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 17 parishes, 15 missions
Personnel: 80 priests (52 diocesan, 28 religious), 250 religious (35 brothers, 215 sisters), 14 seminarians