This article gives a list of the territories of the dioceses of the Catholic Church in India.
Each diocese is administered by a bishop. Dioceses are further grouped into ecclesiastical provinces. The most important diocese of the province is the archdiocese, and the bishop of this diocese is an archbishop. While they each usually consist of a few Indian civil districts, dioceses can range in size from just a portion of a district to spanning entire states. The civil district should not be confused with ecclesiastical district or deanery, which is another type of subdivision of a diocese.
All Catholics in India are under the authority of the respective Syro-Malankara, Syro-Malabar, or Latin bishop (personal jurisdiction). Only in the areas of the Syro-Malabar dioceses of Adilabad, Bijnor, Chanda, Gorakhpur, Jagdalpur, Rajkot, Sagar, Satna, and Ujjain, not covered by Latin rite dioceses, the authority of the Syro-Malabar bishop is over both Syro-Malabar and Latin rite Catholics.
It is to be noted that the territory of the Kingdom of Bhutan completely falls under the territorial jurisdiction of the Bishop of Darjeeling.
In the following, the names listed after the name of the state or union territory are the names of civil districts, unless otherwise mentioned. Some newly-created districts may be missing from this list.
Latin Ecclesiastical Provinces
Province of Agra Archdiocese of AgraUttar Pradesh: Agra, Aligarh, Auraiya, Budaun, Bulandshahr, Etah, Etawah, Farrukhabad, Firozabad, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Hathras, Kannauj, Kasganj, Mainpuri and Mathura
Rajasthan: Bharatpur and DholpurDiocese of AjmerRajasthan: Ajmer, Jodhpur, Kota, Barmer, Bundi, Jalore, Jhalawar, Pali, Sirohi, Tonk, Jaisalmer and BaranMap showing the location of the Diocese of Ajmer in IndiaDiocese of AllahabadUttar Pradesh: Allahabad, Ambedkar Nagar, Amethi, Faizabad, Fatehpur, Kanpur City, Kanpur Dehat (Akbarpur), Kaushambi, Mirzapur, Pratapgarh, Raebareli, Sonbhadra and SultanpurMap of the Diocese of AllahabadDiocese of BareillyUttar Pradesh: Bareilly, Shahjahanpur and Pilibhit
Uttarakhand: Almora, Bageshwar, Champawat, Nainital, Pithoragarh and Udham Singh NagarDiocese of JaipurRajasthan: Jaipur, Karauli, Sawai Madhopur, Dausa, Alwar, Sikar, Jhunjhunu, Bikaner, Nagaur, Churu, Hanumangarh and Sri GanganagarMap of the Diocese of JaipurDiocese of JhansiUttar Pradesh: Jhansi, Lalitpur, Jalaun, Banda, Chitrakoot, Hamirpur and MahobaMap of the Diocese of JhansiDiocese of LucknowUttar Pradesh: Lucknow, Unnao, Barabanki, Gonda, Bahraich, Sitapur, Hardoi, Balrampur, Shravasti and KheriMap of the Diocese of LucknowDiocese of MeerutUttar Pradesh: Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Moradabad, Rampur, Jyotiba Phule Nagar, Ghaziabad, Baghpat and the tehsil of Dhampur of Bijnor
Uttarakhand: Dehradun and HaridwarDiocese of UdaipurRajasthan: Udaipur, Rajsamand, Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Dungarpur, Pratapgarh and Banswara
Madhya Pradesh: Tehsil of Thandla (Jhabua district)Map of the Diocese of UdaipurDiocese of VaranasiUttar Pradesh: Varanasi, Azamgarh, Ballia, Bhadohi, Chandauli, Ghazipur, Jaunpur and MauMap of the Diocese of Varanasi
Province of Bangalore +Archdiocese of BangaloreKarnataka: Bangalore, Kolar, Bangalore rural, Chikbulapur, Ramanagara and TumkurMap of the Archdiocese of BangaloreDiocese of BelgaumKarnataka: Belgaum, Bagalkot, Dharwad, Gadag and Haveri
Maharashtra: Chandgad taluka in Kolhapur DistrictDiocese of BellaryKarnataka: Bellary, Raichur and KoppalMap of the Diocese of BellaryDiocese of ChikmagalurKarnataka: Chikmagalur and HassanMap of the Diocese of ChikmagalurDiocese of GulbargaKarnataka: Bidar, Kalaburagi, Yadgir and BijapurMap of the Diocese of GulbargaDiocese of KarwarKarnataka: Uttara Kannada (North Canara)Diocese of MangaloreKarnataka: Dakshina Kannada (South Canara)
Kerala: Kasargod and Manjeshwaram talukas of KasargodMap showing the location of the Diocese of Mangalore in IndiaDiocese of MysoreKarnataka: Mysore, Mandya, Coorg and ChamarajanagarMap of the Diocese of MysoreDiocese of ShimogaKarnataka: Shimoga, Chitradurga and DavangereMap of the Diocese of ShimogaDiocese of UdupiKarnataka: Udupi Province of Bhopal Archdiocese of Bhopal Madhya Pradesh: Bhopal, Harda, Hoshangabad and Sehore Map of the Archdiocese of Bhopal Diocese of Gwalior Madhya Pradesh: Bhind, Datia, Gwalior, Morena, Sheopur and Shivpuri Map of the Diocese of Gwalior Diocese of Indore Madhya Pradesh: Indore, Dewas and Dhar except the Tehsil of Sardarpur Diocese of Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh: Jabalpur, Damoh, Mandla, Shahdol, Narsinghpur, Dindori, Umaria, Katni, Anuppur and the tehsil of Lakhnadon in Seoni district Diocese of Jhabua Madhya Pradesh: Jhabua, Alirajpur, Ratlam, Mandsaur, Neemuch and Sardarpur Tehsil of Dhar district Diocese of Khandwa Madhya Pradesh: Khandwa (East Nimar), Bhurhanpur, Barwani and Khargone (West Nimar) Map of the Diocese of Khandwa
Province of Bombay Archdiocese of Bombay Maharashtra: Mumbai City, Mumbai Suburban, Raigad and Thane except Bhiwandi and Shahapur talukas Map showing the location of the Archdiocese of Bombay in India Diocese of Nashik Maharashtra: Nashik, Dhule, Jalgaon, Nandurbar and Ahmednagar Map showing the location of the Diocese of Nashik in India Diocese of Poona Maharashtra: Pune, Sangli, Satara and Solapur and the parish of Kolhapur Diocese of Vasai Maharashtra: Palghar district and Bhiwandi and Shahapur talukas of Thane
Province of Calcutta Archdiocese of Calcutta West Bengal: Kolkata, North 24 Parganas, Howrah, Hooghly, East Midnapore and West Midnapore and parts of Bankura. Map showing the location of the Archdiocese of Calcutta in India Diocese of Asansol West Bengal: Burdwan district, nine blocks of Bankura district and 10 blocks of Birbhum district Diocese of Bagdogra West Bengal: One sub-division (Siliguri) and part of another (Kurseong) among the four sub-divisions of Darjeeling district Diocese of Baruipur West Bengal: South 24 Parganas district, small parts of Kolkata and of North 24 Parganas district Diocese of Darjeeling West Bengal: Three hill sub-divisions of Darjeeling district: Darjeeling, Kurseong and Kalimpong Sikkim: Entire stateKingdom of Bhutan: Entire country Diocese of Jalpaiguri West Bengal: Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar Diocese of Krishnagar West Bengal: Nadia and Murshidabad Diocese of Raiganj West Bengal: North Dinajpur, South Dinajpur and Malda
Province of Calicut Archdiocese of Calicut Kerala: Malappuram, Calicut and WayanadPuducherry: Mahe Diocese of Kannur Kerala: Kannur (to the north of Mahé River, excluding the territory of the municipality of Mahe) and Kasargod (south of the Chandragiri river) Diocese of Sultanpet Kerala: Palakkad
Province of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar Orissa: Cuttack, Jajpur, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Khurda, Phulbani (Kandhamal), Boudh, Nayagarh and Puri Map of the Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar Diocese of Balasore Orissa: Bhadrak, Balasore, Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar Map of the Diocese of Balasore Diocese of Berhampur Orissa: Ganjam and Gajapati Map of the Diocese of Berhampur Diocese of Rayagada Orissa: Nuapada, Koraput, Rayagada, Nabarangapur, Malkangiri and Kalahandi Map of the Diocese of Rayagada Diocese of Rourkela Orissa: Sundergarh Diocese of Sambalpur Orissa: Sambalpur, Anugul, Bargarh, Balangir, Debagarh, Dhenkanal, Jharsuguda and Sonapur Map of the Diocese of Sambalpur
Province of Delhi Archdiocese of Delhi Delhi: Entire National Capital Territory Map showing the location of the Archdiocese of Delhi in India Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir: Entire union territory Ladakh: Entire union territory Map showing the location of the Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar in India Diocese of Jalandhar Punjab: Amritsar, Faridkot, Ferozepore, Fazilka, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Ludhiana, Moga, Muktsar, Nawanshahar, Tarn Taran and Pathankot districts and Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Ropar district Himachal Pradesh: Chamba, Hamirpur, Kangra and Una Diocese of Simla and Chandigarh Himachal Pradesh: Kinnaur, Lahaul-Spiti, Kullu, Mandi, Bilaspur, Shimla, Solan and Sirmour Haryana: Panchkula, Ambala, Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Panipat, Kaithal, Jind, Hissar, Bhiwani, Fatehabad and SirsaPunjab: Patiala, Sangrur, Mansa, Bhatinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Barnala and RoparChandigarh: Entire union territory
Province of Gandhinagar Archdiocese of Gandhinagar Gujarat: Gandhinagar, Mehsana, Patan, Banaskantha, Aravalli and Sabarkantha Map of the Archdiocese of Gandhinagar Diocese of Ahmedabad Gujarat: Ahmedabad, Anand and Nadiad Diocese of Baroda Gujarat: Bharuch, Dahod, Dangs, Godhra, Narmada, Navsari, Surat, Tapi, Vadodara and Valsad
Province of Goa and Daman Archdiocese of Goa and Daman Goa: Entire stateDadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu: Entire union territory Map showing the location of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman in India Diocese of Sindhudurg Maharashtra: Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts and Kolhapur district (except the city of Kolhapur)
Province of Guwahati Archdiocese of Guwahati Assam: Nagaon, Morigaon, Kamrup, Kamrup Metropolitan and Goalpara Diocese of Bongaigaon Assam: Nalbari, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa and Dhubri Diocese of Dibrugarh Assam: Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Jorhat and Golaghat Diocese of Diphu Assam: Karbi Anglong, North Cachar Hills Diocese of Itanagar Arunachal Pradesh: Tawang, West Kameng, East Kameng, Papum Pare, Upper Subansiri, Lower Subansiri, Kurung Kumey, West Siang, East Siang and Upper Siang Map showing the location of the Diocese of Itanagar in India Diocese of Miao Arunachal Pradesh: Changlang, Upper Dibang valley, Lower Dibang valley, Anjaw, Lohit and Tirap Diocese of Tezpur Assam: Darrang, Udalguri, Sonitpur, Lakhimpur and Dhemaji on the North bank of the Brahmaputra; Rupahihat, Kaliabor and Samuguri Subdivisions of Nagaon on the Southern Bank of Brahmaputra
Province of Hyderabad Archdiocese of Hyderabad Telangana: Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy, Medak and Nizamabad Diocese of Cuddapah Andhra Pradesh: Cuddapah and Chittoor Diocese of Khammam Telangana: Khammam Diocese of Kurnool Andhra Pradesh: Kurnool and Anantpur Diocese of Nalgonda Telangana: Nalgonda and Mahabubnagar Diocese of Warangal Telangana: Warangal and Karimnagar
Province of Imphal Archdiocese of Imphal Manipur: entire stateMap showing the location of the Archdiocese of Imphal in India Diocese of Kohima Nagaland: Entire state
Province of Madras and Mylapore Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore Tamil Nadu: City of Chennai ( Areas under north of Adayar river) and Thiruvallur ( except Tiruttani taluk) Diocese of Chingleput Tamil Nadu: Kanchipuram, Chengalpattu and smaller parts of City of Chennai ( areas south of Adayar river )and Viluppuram Diocese of Coimbatore Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Erode, Karur
Kerala: A small portion of Chittur taluk of Palakkad Diocese of Ootacamund Tamil Nadu: Nilgiris, parts of Erode and a small portion of Coimbatore district which lies north of the River Bhavani Diocese of Vellore Tamil Nadu: Vellore, Tirupattur, Ranipet, Tiruvannamalai and Arakkonam taluk of Tiruvallur
Province of Madurai Archdiocese of Madurai Tamil Nadu: Madurai, Virudhunagar, Theni and four taluks - Nilakkottai, Kodaikanal, Batlagundu, Natham and four parishes in Dindigul taluk of Dindigul district Diocese of Dindigul Tamil Nadu: remaining parts of Dindigul district Diocese of Kottar Tamil Nadu: taluks of Thovalai, Agasteeswaram (minus the parish of Azhagappapuram, Rajakrishanapuram and Anjugramam) and Small portion Coastal Area of Kalkulam taluk of Kanyakumari district Diocese of Kuzhithurai Tamil Nadu: taluks of Kalkulam and Vilavancode (minus seven villages along the coast belonging to the archdiocese of Trivandrum) of Kanyakumari district Diocese of Palayamkottai