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MOST
REV. RAPHAEL CHEENATH S.V.D.,D.D
Suffragans:
Balasore, Berhampur, Rourkela,
Sambalpur
Born:
Dec.29 1934; Ord . Sept.21 , 1963; El
Bishop of Sambalpur Feb 28, 1974; 1, 1985
; Inst Aug.11, 1985.
Res:
Archbishop's House , Satyanagar,
Bhubaneswar-751 001, Orissa .
Gram: Archbishop's House
Tel: (0674)
502234,520524
Fax: (0674)501817
E-mail: crcdc@dte.vsnl.net.in
Patron: St Thomas
Area: 32,440, Sq . Km
Total
Population: 9,935,372
Catholics: 44.919
Language:
Oriya, Kui, Hindi, English
History:
The Archdiocese of Cuttack - Bhubaneswar
comprises the civil districts of Cuttack
Phulbani (Kandhamal) Jaj Pur ,
Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Puri&
Khurda .
The Diocese of Cuttack was part of the
Diocese of Visakhapatnam since 1845 . In
1922 , the Spanish Vincentian Fathers
came to Orissa. In 1928, Pope Pius XI
declared the mission of Cuttack "sui
juris".
In 1937 this mission was created into a
Diocese and was made suffragan of Ranchi.
On January 24, 1947 , it became a
Metropolitan See and Most Rev. Henry
D'Souza was appointed the first
Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar. Apart
of the former Cuttack Diocese was erected
into the Diocese of Berhampur . In april
1985 , Bishop Henry D'Souza was
transferred to the Archdiocese of
Calcutta . On 11 Aug. 1985 , Bishop
Raphael Cheenath, S.V.D., of the Diocese
of Sambalpur succeeded him as Archbishop.
Former
Prelates: Bishops of
Cuttack: 1 Florencio Sanz Esperanza ,
C.M. ( 1939-1949); 2 Paul Tobar
Consalves, CM (1949-1971);3 Archbishop
henry D'Souza (1974-1985)
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