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Cardinal Cheong

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.

Find out which is the first diocese in India here.

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Diocese of Darjeeling

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Religious Congregations, Societies and Institutes

Religious Institutes of Men

  • Congregation of Christian brothers : C.F.C.
  • Diocesan Auxiliary Brothers
  • Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales : M.S.F.S.
  • Salesians of Don Bosco : S.D.B.
  • Society of Jesus :S.J.

Religious Institutes of Women

  • Apostolic Carmel : A.C.
  • Congregation of Jesus : CJ
  • Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco) : FMA
  • Daughters of the Cross (Liege) : FC
  • Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Loreto) (Irish branch) : IBVM
  • Missionaries of Charity : MC
  • Missionary Sisters of Mary Help of Christians : MSMHC
  • Sisters of Charity of Nazareth : SCN
  • Sisters of Mercy of the Holy Cross : SCSC
  • Sisters of Notre Dame : SND
  • Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny :SJC

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