Diocese of Meerut
Rite: Latin
Region : Agra
Province: Agra
Status: Diocese
Total area: 28,337 Sq. Kms.
Total Population : 2,95,20,400
Catholics Total: 28,875
Diocesan Priests: 66
Religious Priests: 51
Religious Sisters: 627
Minor Seminarians: 11
Major Seminarians: 18
Diocese of Meerut at a Glance
Ecclesiastical Institutions
| Parishes & Substations | : 120 | Retreat Centres | : 0 |
| Major Seminaries | : 0 | Diocesan Minor Seminaries | : 01 |
| Congregation Minor Seminaries | : 03 | Religious Formation Houses | : 0 |
| Men Religious Houses | : 17 | Women Religious Houses | : 97 |
| Hospitals | : 13 | Dispensaries / Clinics / Health Centres | : 14 |
| Orphanages | : 02 | Homes for Aged & Destitute | : 05 |
| Schools for Physically Challenged | : 01 | Homes for Physically Challenged | : 04 |
| Crèches | : 0 | Boarding Houses | : 16 |
| Counselling Centres | : 0 | De-addiction Centre | : 0 |
| Social Centres | : 04 | HIV / AIDS Centre | : 0 |
| Professional Colleges | : 02 | Degree Colleges | : 01 |
| Parallel Colleges | : 0 | Vocational / Technical Training Centres | : 03 |
| Higher Secondary / Junior Colleges | : 36 | High Schools | : 35 |
| Upper Primary Schools | : 17 | Lower Primary Schools | :17 |
| Nurseries / Pre-Primary Schools | :48 | Presses & Media Centres | : 01 |
By the Apostolic Bull "Quandoquidem Christus" of February 20, 1956, the present civil district of Meerut, Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar, Dehra Dun, Rampur, Moradabad, Bijnor, Garhwal, Tehri, Chamoli, Uttarkashi, Ghaziabad, and Haridwar in west (U.P) were detached from the Archdiocese of Agra and formed into the Diocese of Meerut.
In May 1972, the new Diocese of Bijnor was formed the districts of Bijnor (excluding Dhampur Tehsil), Garhwal, Tehri, Uttarkashi and Chamoli, taken from Meerut Diocese.
The boundaries of Meerut Diocese are: north -Diocese of Bijnor: south-Agra Archdiocese; east-Lucknow and Bareilly dioceses west-Delhi Archdiocese and Simla-Chandigarh Diocese.
The Church of Our Lady of graces, Sardhana, was raised to the dignity of a minor Basilica by Pope John XIII on December, 13, 1961.
Pilgrim Centres
Pilgrim Centres: | Name | Designation | Period |
| Most Rev. Joseph B. Evangelisti ofm cap | Bishop | 1956-1973 |
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