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Diocese of Meerut Dioecesis Meerutensis
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Agra
Metropolitan	Agra
Statistics
Area	28,337 km2 (10,941 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2004) 31,391,516 27,192 (0.1%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	St Joseph’s Cathedral in Meerut
Patron saint	Our Lady Mediatrix of All Graces
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Bhaskar Jesuraj
Metropolitan Archbishop	Raphy Manjaly
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Meerut (Latin: Meeruten(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Meerut in the ecclesiastical province of Agra in India.

History

• 20 February 1956: Established as the Diocese of Meerut from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Agra

Special churches

Interior of the Basilica of Our Lady of Graces, Sardhana.

• Minor Basilicas:
  • Basilica of Our Lady of Graces, Sardhana

Leadership

• Bishops of Meerut (Latin Rite)
  • Archbishop Joseph Bartholomew Evangelisti, O.F.M. Cap. (29 February 1956 – 3 August 1973)
  • Bishop Patrick Nair (5 April 1974 – 3 December 2008)
  • Bishop Francis Kalist (3 December 2008 – 19 March 2022) Appointed Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore
  • Diocesan Administrator Fr. Valerian Pinto (2 May 2022 – Present)
  • Bishop-elect Bhaskar Jesuraj (13 January 2024 – Present)

External links

• GCatholic.org ^{[self-published]}
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}