Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Calcutta (Latin: Archidioecesis Calcuttensis) is an ecclesiastical Latin Church territory of the Catholic Church in India.
Archdiocese of Calcutta Archidioecesis Calcuttensis কলকাতার বিশপের এলাকা | |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Calcutta |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 11,532 sq mi (29,870 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 31,152,686 145,246 (0.5%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 18 April 1834 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Most Holy Rosary |
| Patron saint | St Francis Xavier, St Teresa of Calcutta |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Thomas D'Souza |
| Website | |
| Website of the Archdiocese | |
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