Roman Catholic Diocese of Miao

Diocese of Miao
Dioecesis Miaoensis
मियाओ के सूबा
Location
Country India
Ecclesiastical province Guwahati
Metropolitan Guwahati
Statistics
Area 43,955 km2 (16,971 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
508,000
80,500 (15.8%)
Parishes 24
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 7 December 2005
Cathedral Cathedral of Christ the Light in Miao
Patron saint Christ the Light
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop George Palliparampil
Metropolitan Archbishop John Moolachira
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Miao (Latin: Dioecesis Miaoensis) is a diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Guwahati. It is located in Miao in India.

It was created on December 7, 2005 by splitting it from the Diocese of Dibrugarh. Its first bishop is George Palliparampil. The "Christ the Light Shrine in Miao is the cathedral of the diocese. The cathedral was built and blessed in 2011.

The diocese covers 8 districts of the state of Arunachal Pradesh - Tirap, Changlang, Lohit, Longding, Anjaw, Namsai, Dibang Valley and Lower Dibang Valley Districts. Neighboring dioceses are Itanagar and Dibrugarh to the west. To the north and northeast is China, to the south and southeast Myanmar.

The diocese covers an area of 31,445 km². As of 2005, 59,030 of the 420,000 people in the area are members of the Catholic Church. The diocese is subdivided into 1 parish.

Coordinates: 27°29′05″N 96°12′28″E / 27.4846°N 96.2077°E / 27.4846; 96.2077

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