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Roman Catholic Diocese of Simla and Chandigarh
The
Roman Catholic Diocese
of
Simla
and
Chandigarh
et
Chandigarhen) is a
diocese
located in the cities of Simla and Chandigarh in the
Ecclesiastical province
of
Delhi
in
India
.
History
4 June
1959: Established as
Diocese
of Simla from the
Metropolitan Archdiocese
of Delhi and Simla
12 May
1964:
Renamed
as Diocese of Simla and Chandigarh
Leadership
Bishops of Simla and Chandigarh
*
Bishop
Ignatius Loyola Mascarenhas
* Bishop
Gerald John Mathias
* Bishop
Gilbert Blaize Rego
* Bishop
Alfred Fernández
* Archbishop
Joseph Alexander Fernandes
* Bishop
John Burke
Bishops of Simla
* Bishop
John
Burke