The Diocese of Simla and Chandigarh () is a Latin Catholic diocese based in the cities of Simla and Chandigarh in the ecclesiastical province of Delhi in India.
History The diocese was established on 4 June 1959 as the Diocese of Simla, separating from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Delhi and Simla, and renamed as the Diocese of Simla and Chandigarh on 12 May 1964.
Leadership Bishops of Simla and Chandigarh Bishop Ignatius Loyola Mascarenhas (10 February 2009 – 12 April 2024) Bishop Gerald John Mathias (22 December 1999 – 8 November 2007) Bishop Gilbert Blaize Rego (11 March 1971 – 10 November 1999) Bishop Alfred Fernández (13 April 1967 – 25 June 1970) Archbishop Joseph Alexander Fernandes (Apostolic Administrator 1966 – 13 April 1967) Bishop John Burke (12 May 1964 – 3 August 1966) Bishops of Simla Bishop John Burke (4 June 1959 – 12 May 1964)
See also Immaculate Heart Church, (Karnal)
References
External links GCatholic.org Catholic Hierarchy Website of the diocese