Roman Catholic Diocese of Port Blair

For the Church of North India diocese based in Port Blair, see Diocese of Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Port Blair (Latin: Portus Blairen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Port Blair in the ecclesiastical province of Ranchi in India.

Diocese of Port Blair Dioecesis Portus Blairensis
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Ranchi
Metropolitan	Ranchi
Statistics
Area	8,249 km2 (3,185 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2017) 471,430 39,935 (8.5%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Stella Maris Cathedral in Port Blair
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop elect	Visuvasam Selvaraj
Metropolitan Archbishop	Felix Toppo
Website
Website of the Diocese

History

• June 22, 1984: Established as Diocese of Port Blair from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ranchi

Leadership

• Bishops of Port Blair (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Aleixo das Neves Dias, S.F.X. (June 22, 1984 – January 6, 2019)
  • Bishop Visuvasam Selvaraj (June 29, 2021 – present)

External links

• GCatholic.org ^{[self-published]}
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}