Roman Catholic Diocese of Dumka

Diocese of Dumka

Dioecesis Dumkaënsis

दुमका के सूबा
ᱫᱩᱢᱠᱟᱹ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱰᱟᱭᱳᱥᱤᱥ
Location
Country India
Ecclesiastical provinceRanchi
Statistics
Area14,356 km2 (5,543 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2022)
  • 4,542,658
  • 207,336 (4.6%)
Parishes73
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralCathedral of St Paul in Dumka
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopJulius Marandi
Metropolitan ArchbishopFelix Toppo

The Diocese of Dumka (Latin: Dumkaën(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in India's Jharkhand state. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Ranchi.

Its episcopal see is the cathedral of St. Paul in the city of Dumka.