Diocese of Daltonganj

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Diocese of Daltonganj

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Daltonganj is in the city of Daltonganj, India. It is part of the Ranchi Archdiocese (the metropolitan see of Ranchi) and uses the Latin Rite.

Key facts
- Area: 2,750 square kilometers
- Population served: about 3,358,000 people
- Catholics: about 69,200 (2.1%)
- Parishes: 23
- Established: 5 June 1971
- Cathedral: Shanti ki Maharani Church, Medininagar
- Patron saint: Shanti Ki Maharani
- Secular priests: 43
- Bishop: Theodore Mascarenhas
- Metropolitan Archbishop: Vincent Aind
- Bishop Emeritus: Gabriel Kujur