Diocese of Simla and Chandigarh

The Diocese of Simla and Chandigarh (Latin: Simlen(sis) et Chandigarhen(sis)) is a Latin Catholic diocese located in the cities of Simla and Chandigarh in the ecclesiastical province of Delhi in India.

• 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

Bishops of Simla and Chandigarh

• Bishop Ignatius Loyola Mascarenhas (10 February 2009 – 12 April 2024)
• Bishop Gerald John Mathias (22 December 1999 – 8 November 2007)
• Bishop Gilbert Blaize Rego (11 March 1971 – 10 November 1999)
• Bishop Alfred Fernández (13 April 1967 – 25 June 1970)
• Archbishop Joseph Alexander Fernandes (Apostolic Administrator 1966 – 13 April 1967)
• Bishop John Burke (12 May 1964 – 3 August 1966)

Bishops of Simla

• Bishop John Burke (4 June 1959 – 12 May 1964)

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• Catholic Hierarchy
• Website of the diocese

• Immaculate Heart Church, (Karnal)

31°06′19′′N 77°10′08′′E / 31.1053°N 77.1690°E / 31.1053; 77.1690

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• Christianity in Himachal Pradesh
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