The Roman Catholic Diocese of Indore is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church based in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. Founded in 1952 and spread over 3 civil districts of western Madhya Pradesh, it serves an area of 19,073 km².
The bishop of the diocese is Chacko Thottumarickal, S.V.D., born 7 January 1949. He was appointed bishop on 27 March 2002.
List of prelates of Indore Ecclesiastical superior Peter Janser (1931−1935) Prefects apostolic Peter Janser (1935−1945) Hermann Westermann (1948−1951) Bishops Frans Simons (1952–1971) George M. Anathil (1972−2008) Chacko Thottumarickal (since 24 October 2008)
History 1931 - Established as mission sui iuris 1935 - Elevated as apostolic prefecture 1952 - Elevated as diocese
Saints and causes for canonisation Bl. Rani Maria Vattalil
References
Diocese of Indore page at catholichierarchy.org retrieved 13 July 2006