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The cathedral of the first diocese in India.

It is believed that Christianity was introduced to India by Thomas the Apostle,
who is said to have reached the Malabar Coast of Kerala in 52 AD.

Christian communities developed and expanded further when
Portuguese missionaries arrived in the 13th and 14th centuries.

History of a few oldest dioceses in India as the cradle of Indian Christianity
can be dated back to the 15th century.

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Diocese of Sambalpur

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Activities and Organizations

Catholic Educational Institutions

  • High School (9th & 10th standards):
    12
  • Junior Colleges (11th &12th standards):
    2
  • Nurseries :
    192
  • Nurseries-Students:
    5,500
  • Primary Schools (1st-5th standards) :
    38
  • Upper Primary Schools (6th -8th standards):
    15

Catholic Social Welfare

  • Center for the mentally challenged:
    1
  • Center for the physically handicapped:
    1
  • Dispensaries:
    18
  • Homes for the elderly:
    1
  • Hospitals:
    3
  • Hostels for college boys:
    1
  • Hostels for college girls:
    1
  • Leprosaria:
    8
  • School boys and girls' hostels:
    9
  • Technical schools:
    3
  • Youth center:
    1

Major Diocesan Commissions and Organizations

  • Catechetics & Liturgy
  • Communications and Public Relations Officer
  • Ecumenism and Dialogue
  • Education
  • Holy Childhood
  • Laity and Family
  • Prison ministry
  • Proclamation
  • Regional Communication Center
  • Regional Pastoral Center
  • Regional Theologate
  • Seminaries, Clergy and Religious
  • Small Christian Communities
  • Social welfare service
  • Vocation Promotion
  • Youth

Social Communications

  • Social Communications Commission:
    Father Alphonse Toppo
    Address: Bishop's House, Ainthapali, Sambalpur, Orissa, 768004, India
    Phone: (91) 663- 2540327; 2540558; mobile: 09437050882
  • SVD website:
    www.svdine.org
  • TV station, radio station, studio, newspaper, newsletter magazine or cultural center:
    No
  • Website:
    www.sambalpurdiocese.org

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