roman, catholic, diocese, varanasi, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, july, 20. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations July 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Roman Catholic Diocese of Varanasi Latin Varanasien sis is a Latin suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Agra in northern India s vast state Uttar Pradesh Diocese of VaranasiDioecesis Varanasiensisव र णस क स ब St Mary s Cathedral VaranasiLocationCountryIndiaEcclesiastical provinceAgraMetropolitanAgraStatisticsArea21 395 km2 8 261 sq mi Population Total Catholics including non members as of 2010 20 328 00018 259 0 1 InformationRiteLatin RiteCathedralSt Mary s Cathedral in VaranasiPatron saintSt John the BaptistSt Fidelis MartyrCurrent leadershipPopeFrancisBishopEugene JosephMetropolitan ArchbishopAlbert D SouzaBishops emeritusPatrick Paul D SouzaWebsiteWebsite of the DioceseIts cathedral episcopal see is St Mary s Cathedral in the city of Varanasi Contents 1 History 2 Ordinaries 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditEstablished on 11 July 1946 as Apostolic Prefecture of Gorakhpur on territory split off from the Diocese of Allahabad exempt i e directly subject to the Holy See 17 September 1958 Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Benares Gorakhpur Promoted on 5 June 1970 as Diocese of Banaras Benares losing its exempt status by becoming a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Agra 14 May 1971 Renamed as Diocese of Varanasi as the city had changed its name Ordinaries Edit all Latin Roman Rite Apostolic Prefects of GorakhpurFather Joseph Emil Malenfant Capuchin Friars O F M Cap 6 June 1947 17 September 1958 see below Apostolic Prefects of Benares GorakhpurJoseph Emil Malenfant O F M Cap see above 17 September 1958 1970 Bishops of BanarasPatrick Paul D Souza 5 June 1970 14 May 1971 see below Bishops of VaranasiPatrick Paul D Souza see above 14 May 1971 24 February 2007 Vice President of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India 1996 1998 Raphy Manjaly 24 February 2007 2013 10 17 later Bishop of Allahabad India in the same province 2013 10 17 Eugene Joseph 2015 05 30 References EditExternal links EditDiocese of Varanasi Official Website Archived 18 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine GCatholic org with incumbent biography links self published Catholic Hierarchy self published Coordinates 25 19 52 N 82 59 03 E 25 3312 N 82 9842 E 25 3312 82 9842 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roman Catholic Diocese of Varanasi amp oldid 1129407986, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
