Roman Catholic Diocese of Rourkela

Diocese of Rourkela

Dioecesis Rurkelaënsis
Interior of Sacred Heart Church Hamirpur (New Church), Rourkela
Location
CountryIndia
Ecclesiastical provinceCuttack–Bhubaneswar
MetropolitanCuttack–Bhubaneswar
Statistics
Area9,675 km2 (3,736 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2020)
  • 2,182,000
  • 270,817 (12.4%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established4 July 1979
CathedralSacred Heart Cathedral, Rourkela
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopKishore Kumar Kujur
Metropolitan ArchbishopJohn Barwa SVD

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rourkela (Latin: Rurkelaën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Rourkela in the ecclesiastical province of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar in India.

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