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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 Jammu-Srinagar

Bishop Peter Celestine Elampassery
Bishop Peter Celestine  Elampassery
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Bishop Peter Celestine Elampassery
Bishop's House, Jammu Cantt -180003 Jammu & Kashmir, India
+ 91 191-2430083; 2432978, 09419119901
Fax :+91 191-2454325
[email protected], [email protected]


Bishop Peter Celestine Elampassery OFM Cap. was born on June 28, 1938, in Muttuchira in Kerala, south India. He was ordained a priest on Oct 3, 1966, and was appointed Bishop of Jammu-Srinagar on April 3, 1998. His episcopal ordination was on Sept. 6, 1998. Before his appointment, he was Mission superior of the Capuchins.
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