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Roman Catholic Diocese of Bettiah
The
Roman Catholic Diocese
of
Bettiah
is a
diocese
located in
the city
of Bettiah in the
Ecclesiastical province
of
Patna
in
India
.
History
1892: Established as the
Apostolic Prefecture
of Bettiah from the
Diocese of Allahabad
1917: Suppressed to the
Apostolic Vicariate of Patna
June 27
, 1998: Restored as
Diocese
of Bettiah from the
Diocese of Muzaffarpur
Leadership
Bishops of Bettiah
* Fr. Peter
Sebastian
Goveas,
Vicar General
of Bhagalpur Diocese, is
elected
new
Bishop
of the
Catholic Diocese
of Bettiah on
22 July
2017
* Bishop
Victor Henry Thakur
; elevated to
Archbishop
of the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Raipur
, in
Raipur, India
, by
Pope Francis
Prefects Apostolic of Bettiah
* Fr.
Eugenio Remigio Schwarz
, O.F.M. Cap.
