Diocese of Jabalpur
Rite: Latin
Region : Madhya Pradesh
Patron: St. Peter & Paul
Founded: 18 July 1932
Province: Bhopal
Status: Diocese
Total area: 52,980 Sq.km
Total Population : 9,200,870
Catholics Total: 24,979
Diocesan Priests: 82
Religious Priests: 52
Religious Sisters: 129
Minor Seminarians: 0
Major Seminarians: 0
Diocese of Jabalpur at a Glance
Ecclesiastical Institutions
| Parishes & Substations | : 58 | Retreat Centres | : 01 |
| Major Seminaries | : 0 | Diocesan Minor Seminaries | : 0 |
| Congregation Minor Seminaries | : 0 | Religious Formation Houses | : 03 |
| Men Religious Houses | : 0 | Women Religious Houses | : 0 |
| Hospitals | : 04 | Dispensaries / Clinics / Health Centres | : 24 |
| Orphanages | : 01 | Homes for Aged & Destitute | : 01 |
| Schools for Physically Challenged | : 01 | Homes for Physically Challenged | : 0 |
| Crèches | : 0 | Boarding Houses | : 0 |
| Counselling Centres | : 0 | De-addiction Centre | : 01 |
| Social Centres | : 02 | HIV / AIDS Centre | : 0 |
| Professional Colleges | : 01 | Degree Colleges | : 0 |
| Parallel Colleges | : 0 | Vocational / Technical Training Centres | : 02 |
| Higher Secondary / Junior Colleges | : 19 | High Schools | : 11 |
| Upper Primary Schools | : 06 | Lower Primary Schools | :13 |
| Nurseries / Pre-Primary Schools | :01 | Presses & Media Centres | : 01 |
The diocese is situated in Madhya Pradesh, and comprises the following districts: Jabalpur, Damoh, Mandla, Shahdol, Narsinghpur and the Tahsil of Lakhnadon in Seoni district.
Erected by the Brief "De Romoanorum Pontificum" dated July 18, 1932, the Prefecture Apostolic of Jabalpur, came into existence by dismembering from the Diocese of Nagpur the districts of Jabalpur, Mandla, Narsinghpur and the tahsil of Laknadon, from the Diocese of Allahabad, the districts of Sagar, Damoh, Rewa, Siddhi, Shahdol, Satna, Panna, Chattarpur and Tikamgarh.
The Prefecture Apostolic was raised to a diocese by the Papal Bull "Wui Genus Humanum" dated July 5, 1954 and Bp C. Dubbleman O. Praem, was appointed First Bishop of Jabalpur.
When the Archdiocese of Bhopal was created, the district of Sagar was dismembered from the Diocese of Jabalpur. And when the Exarchate of Satna was created, the districts of Rewa, Siddhi, Satna, Panna, Chattarpur, Tikamgarh were dismembered from the Diocese of Jabalpur.
Right Rev. Gerald Almeida
Bishop Emeritus of Jabalpur
Personal Details
Born:7-Mar-1946
Priestly Ordination:14-Dec-1974
Episcopal Ordination:17-Sep-1997
Period:--
Tel(P): (0)9425154363
Email(P): almeida_gerry@rediffmail.com,almeida7gerry@gmail.com
Contact Details
Bishop’s House, Snehsadan,
599, South Civil Lines,
Jabalpur - 482 001 (Madhya Pradesh)
Tel(O): 0761-26 22 413
Fax : 26 24 360
Email : snehsadan@rediffmail.com
| Name | Designation | Period |
| Most Rev. Leobard D'Souza | Bishop | 1966-1975 |
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| Most Rev. Conrad Dubbleman O. Praem | Bishop | 1932-1966 |
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