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Diocese of Jabalpur

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Diocese of Jabalpur
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The first Roman Catholics arrived in Jabalpur in 1840 with the establishment of a military regiment in Jabalpur by the British East India Company, as the infamous thugs frequently attacked them and the Irish Secular Priests of Madras vicariate that was established in 1834 started visiting them. 

The diocesan territory has a dimension of 52,980 square kilometers and is located in Central India.

Population

Tribals in the area are mostly Gonds.

Language

Hindi is the language spoken in the diocesan territory.

History

Jabalpur was an outstation and remained so until 1858, when Jabalpur became an independent station and received the first resident priest who was the military chaplain in Jabalpur.. From the 1850s the MSFS Fathers served the Church in Jabalpur. Father Amedee Delalex was the first parish priest of SS. Peter & Paul Church, Jabalpur who served for 30 years until his death on July 10, 1889.

Jabalpur became a prefecture apostolic on July 18, 1932 and a diocese on July 5, 1954. From this time on, the number of diocesan priests began to increase steadily.

Jabalpur diocese was blessed with four bishops the pioneer Bishop Conrad Dubbelman O. Praem was among the first Norbertines who took over pastoral care and evangelization of Jabalpur and became the first and only prefect apostolic of Jabalpur in 1933. Bishop Leobard D'Souza, the second Bishop of Jabalpur, was a 'Jabalpur boy' in all sense. A Norbertine stalwart, Bishop Theophane O.Praem was chosen as the third in 1977. Bishop Theophane O.Praem retired on May 16, 2001 and Bishop Gerald Almeida took the office on May 16, 2001.

Transportation

The diocese is well connected by rail, road and air networks.

Economy

Agriculture is the predominant industry in the area.

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