Roman Catholic Diocese of Rourkela

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Diocese of Rourkela

Dioecesis Rurkelaënsis

राउरकेला के सूबा
File:Sacred heart church hamirpur rourkela new.jpg
Interior of Sacred Heart Church Hamirpur (New Church), Rourkela
Location
Country India
Ecclesiastical province Cuttack–Bhubaneswar
Metropolitan Cuttack–Bhubaneswar
Statistics
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Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2013)
20,00,000
2,42,126 (12.10%%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established 4 July 1979
Cathedral Sacred Heart Cathedral, Rourkela
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Kishore Kumar Kujur
Metropolitan Archbishop John Barwa SVD
Emeritus Bishops Alphonse Bilung SVD Bishop Emeritus (1979-2009)

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rourkela (Latin: Rurkelaën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Rourkela in the Ecclesiastical province of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar in India.

History

  • July 4, 1979: Established as Diocese of Rourkela from the Diocese of Sambalpur
  • The Diocese of Rourkela was created by the Papal Bull "cum Cordi" dated July 4, 1979 by taking the entire civil district of Sundargarh from the diocese of Sambalpur in Orissa. At the time of erection of Rourkela, the diocese of Sambalpur, erected in 1951, comprised the four Orissa districts of Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Bolangir and Dhenkanal.

The new diocese of Rourkela is bounded on the north by Archdiocese of Ranchi and on the South by the diocese of Sambalpur to the west and the north-west lies the diocese of Raigarh, while the diocese of Jamshedpur and Balasore lie to the east and South-East.

Jesuit Missionaries began evangelization of this part of the Chotanagpur Mission, Fr Constant Livens (1856–1893) being the most prominent among them. After the Second World War, the Jesuits faced two major problems - personnel and finance. They, therefore, requested the Divine Word Missionaries (SVD) who had been working in the neighbouring states of Central India since 1932, to take up the Gangpur Mission in Northern Orissa. The SVDs set their feet in this mission land in 1948. The Late Bishop Herman Westermann, SVD, who had several years of experience in Central India, was ordained the first Bishop of Sambalpur in 1951. During his tenure as well as that of Bishop Raphael Cheenath, SVD (1974–1979), mission work in this ecclesiastical territory progressed in leaps and bounds.

Rt. Rev. Alphonse Billung, S.V.D. was appointed the first Bishop of Rourkela on November 3, 1979. Today the Diocese of Rourkela owes a lot to the relentless zeal and indefatigable labour of these eminent personalities, and their co - Missionaries - Priests, Brothers, Sisters, Lay people, generous benefactors and all well-wishers.

Leadership

  • Bishops of Rourkela (Latin Rite)
    • Bishop Kishore Kumar Kujur (July 26, 2013 – present)

Parishes

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Sacred Heart Church Hamirpur (Old Church), Rourkela

There are 42 parishes in the Diocese of Rourkela.

  • 1.Ambapani Parish, (Estd:1997)
  • 2.Barilapta Parish, St Marys Church (1959)
  • 3.Barsuan Parish, St Thomas Church (1972)
  • 4.Birmitrapur Parish, St Paul's Church (1950)
  • 5.Bonaigarh Parish, Prabhu Prakash Church (1985)
  • 6.Bondamunda Parish, Good Shepherd Church (1968)
  • 7.Gaibira Parish, St Ignatius Church (1922)
  • 8.Ghoghea Parish, St John the Baptist Church (1974)
  • 9.Gomardih Parish, St Marys Church (1968)
  • 10.Sacred Heart Cathedral, Rourkela (1918)
  • 11.Harasmara Parish, St Francis of Assisi Church (1992)
  • 12.Hemgir Parish, St Francis Xavier Church (1995)
  • 13.Jhorabahal Parish, Holy Trinity Church(1961)
  • 14.Jhunmur Parish, St Marys Church (1925)
  • 15.Jolda Parish, Christ The King Church (1968)
  • 16.Kahuchuan Parish, St Marys Church (2001)
  • 17.Kahupani Parish,St Marys Church (1972)
  • 18.Kalunga Parish,Risen Christ Church (1951)
  • 19.KansbahalParish,St Joseph The Worker Church (1981)
  • 20.Kantapali Parish, Holy Family Church (1953)
  • 21.Kesramal Parish, St Francis Xavier Church (1908)
  • 22.Kirelega Parish, St Marys Church (1977)
  • 23.Koira Parish, St Francis Assisi Church (2001)
  • 24.Kuarmunda Parish, St John Bosco Church (1988)
  • 25.Kusumdegi Parish, Our Lady Assumed into Heaven (1929)
  • 26.Nuagaon Parish, All Saints Church (2000)
  • 27.Pankadih Parish, Catholic Church (1996)
  • 28.Pandrepali Parish, St. Francis De Sales Church (1993)
  • 29.Phalsa Parish, St Thomas Church (1961)
  • 30.Raidih Parish, St Peters Church (1995)
  • 31.Rajgangpur Parish, St Marys Church (1961)
  • 32.Salangabahal Parish, St Thomas The Apostle Church (1972)
  • 33.Saunamara Parish, Jagat Mata Church (1998)
  • 34.Siabahal Parish, St Vincent Palloti Church (1995)
  • 35.Sikajor Parish, St Joseph Church (1966)
  • 36.Singarmunda Parish, St Marys Church (1968)
  • 37.Sundargarh Parish, St Marys Church (1952)
  • 38.Telendih Parish, St Josephs Church (1957)
  • 39.Thakurpali Parish, Our Lady of Holy Rosary Church (1979)
  • 40.Deonapara Parish, St Francis Xavier Church (2003)
  • 41.Tangrain parish, St Francis Xavier Church (2010)
  • 42. Jhirpani parish, Immaculate Conception Church (2014).

Religious Congregation working in the diocese

Religious Men

  1. Society of Divine Word
  2. Salesian of Don Bosco

Religious Sisters

  1. Missionaries of charity

References

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