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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.

Find out which is the first diocese in India here.

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Diocese of Jhansi

Bishop Emeritus D' Souza Frederick
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Bishop Emeritus D' Souza Frederick
Post Box No - 6, Bishop's House, 64, Cantonment, Jhansi - 284001, Uttar Pradesh, India
09415030176 (Mobile) : +91 510 - 2370026 (p) +91 510 - 2471391(o); 2471594 (o)
Fax : +91 510 2471594
[email protected]; [email protected]

Bishop Frederick D' Souza was born on Dec. 4, 1934 in Mangalore diocese, South India. He was ordained a priest on Jan. 1, 1961 for Meerut diocese. Pope Paul VI appointed him Bishop of Jhansi diocese on March 14, 1977, he was ordained its bishop on April 25, 1977. Prior to his appointment as the bishop, he was serving as the cathedral parish priest of Meerut.
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