Agra, archdiocese of
Comprises these districts in Uttar Pradesh: Agra, Aligarh, Auraiya, Budaun, Bulandshahr, Etah, Etawah, Farrukabad, Fathegarh, Firozabad, Gautambudha Nagar, Hathras, Kannauj, Mainpuri, Mathura and in Rajasthan, Bharatpur and Dholpur. Founded as a Vicariate Apostolic in 1820 . Elevated to an archdiocese on 1 September 1886 ; entrusted to the Capuchins . Princess Sumroo, ruler over the city of Sardana (United Provinces) and a convert from Mohammedanism, notably advanced the cause of Catholicism within her domain. She secured the appointment of one of the mission priests of her territory to the episcopal dignity, and is known for her numerous charities.
Suffragen dioceses include
Ajmir, India
Allahabad, India
Bareilly
Bijnor (Syro-Malabarese)
Gorakhpur (Syro-Malabarese)
Jaipur
Jhansi
Lucknow
Meerut
Udaipur
Varanasi
See also
Catholic-Hierarchy.Org
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India
patron saints index
Google Map
New Catholic Dictionary