• Source: Roman Catholic Diocese of Bettiah

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bettiah (Latin: Bettiahen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Bettiah in the ecclesiastical province of Patna in India.
Some of the communicants within this diocese are Bettiah Christians, one of the oldest ethnoreligious Christian communities in the northern Indian subcontinent. Newaris of the Catholic Christian faith who settled in Chuhari in the 1700s after being expelled from Nepal, are part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bettiah as well; they are known as Newar Christians. Other Catholic Christian communities who are served by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Betetiah include those of scheduled castes and tribal people.




History


1892: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Bettiah from the Diocese of Allahabad
1917: Suppressed to the Apostolic Vicariate of Patna
June 27, 1998: Restored as Diocese of Bettiah from the Diocese of Muzaffarpur




Leadership


Bishops of Bettiah (Latin Rite)
Fr. Peter Sebastian Goveas, Vicar General of Bhagalpur Diocese, is elected new Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Bettiah on 22 July 2017
Bishop Victor Henry Thakur (June 27, 1998 – July 3, 2013); elevated to Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Raipur, in Raipur, India, by Pope Francis
Prefects Apostolic of Bettiah (Latin Rite)
Fr. Eugenio Remigio Schwarz, O.F.M. Cap. (1892 – 1918)




See also



Christianity in Bihar




References






External links



GCatholic.org [self-published]
Catholic Hierarchy [self-published]

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Bettiah
• Christianity in Bihar
• Bettiah Christians
• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ranchi
• List of Catholic dioceses (structured view)
• Bettiah Raj
• Catholic Church in India
• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Raipur
• List of Catholic dioceses in India
• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Patna