Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Raipur

History

• January 16, 1964: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Raipur from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nagpur
• July 5, 1973: Promoted as Diocese of Raipur
• February 27, 2004: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Raipur

  Leadership

• Archbishops of Raipur
• * Archbishop-elect Victor Henry Thakur ; formerly, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bettiah, in Bettiah, India
• * Archbishop Joseph Augustine Charanakunnel ; retired
• Bishops of Raipur
• * Bishop Joseph Augustine Charanakunnel
• * Bishop Philip Ekka, S.J.
• Prefects Apostolic of Raipur
• * Fr. John A. Weidner, S.A.C.

  Suffragan dioceses

• Ambikapur
• Jagdalpur
• Jashpur
• Raigarh