Roman Catholic Diocese of Jabalpur

Jabalpur
Jurisdiction	Diocese
Latin	Dioecesis Iabalpurensis
Country	India
Metropolitan	Bhopal
Province	Bhopal
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul in Jabalpur
Area	52,980 km²
Population	9,032,285
Population as of	2006
Catholics	28,787
Catholics percent	0.3
Bishop	Valan Arasu
Metro archbishop	Arockia Sebastian Durairaj
Emeritus bishops	Gerald Almeida

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jabalpur (Latin: Iabalpuren(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Jabalpur in the ecclesiastical province of Bhopal in India.

History

18 July 1932: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Jubbulpore from the Diocese of Allahabad and Diocese of Nagpur^{[citation needed]}
21 October 1950: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Jabalpur^{[citation needed]}
5 July 1954: Promoted as Diocese of Jabalpur^{[citation needed]}

Bishops of Jabalpur (Latin Rite)
- Bishop Valan Arasu (13 January 2024 -)
- Bishop Gerald Almeida (16 May 2001 – 13 January 2024)
- Bishop Théophane Matthew Thannickunnel, O. Praem. (1 March 1976 – 16 May 2001)
- Bishop Leobard D’Souza (later Archbishop) (17 December 1965 – 1 July 1975)
- Bishop Conrad Dubbelman, O. Praem. (5 July 1954 – 17 December 1965)
Prefects Apostolic of Jabalpur (Roman Rite)
- Fr. Conrad Dubbelman, O. Praem. (later Bishop) (29 May 1933 – 5 July 1954)

Bishop Theophane O.Praem was the principal of St. Aloysius Senior Secondary School, Jabalpur.^{[citation needed]}