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Diocese of Raigarh Dioecesis Raigarhensis रायगढ़ के सूबा | |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Raipur |
| Metropolitan | Raipur |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 7,086 km2 (2,736 sq mi) |
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| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Michael inRaigarh |
| Patron saint | Michael the Archangel |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Paul Toppo |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Victor Henry Thakur |
TheRoman Catholic Diocese of Raigarh (Latin:Raigarhen(sis)) is adiocese located at the Bishop's House in Kunkuri,Raigarh.[1] It is in theecclesiastical province ofRaipur in India.
On 13 December 1951, it was established as Diocese of Raigarh–Ambikapur from theDiocese of Nagpur andDiocese of Ranchi. Later, on 10 November 1977, it was renamed as Diocese of Raigarh when theDiocese of Ambikapur was erected.
21°54′12″N83°23′21″E / 21.9033°N 83.3893°E /21.9033; 83.3893
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