Diocese of Ujjain
Rite: Syro-Malabar
Region : Madhya Pradesh
Patron: St. Paul
Founded: 29 July 1968
Province: Bhopal
Status: Diocese
Total area: 18,255sq. kms
Total Population : 5,045,491
Catholics Total: 4000
Diocesan Priests: 41
Religious Priests: 55
Religious Sisters: 268
Minor Seminarians: 29
Major Seminarians: 11
Diocese of Ujjain at a Glance
Ecclesiastical Institutions
| Parishes & Substations | : 41 | Retreat Centres | : 01 |
| Major Seminaries | : 01 | Diocesan Minor Seminaries | : 01 |
| Congregation Minor Seminaries | : 01 | Religious Formation Houses | : 0 |
| Men Religious Houses | : 0 | Women Religious Houses | : 59 |
| Hospitals | : 03 | Dispensaries / Clinics / Health Centres | : 08 |
| Orphanages | : 17 | Homes for Aged & Destitute | : 03 |
| Schools for Physically Challenged | : 09 | Homes for Physically Challenged | : 04 |
| Crèches | : 0 | Boarding Houses | : 19 |
| Counselling Centres | : 01 | De-addiction Centre | : 0 |
| Social Centres | : 01 | HIV / AIDS Centre | : 01 |
| Professional Colleges | : 0 | Degree Colleges | : 0 |
| Parallel Colleges | : 0 | Vocational / Technical Training Centres | : 0 |
| Higher Secondary / Junior Colleges | : 12 | High Schools | : 19 |
| Upper Primary Schools | : 10 | Lower Primary Schools | :01 |
| Nurseries / Pre-Primary Schools | :32 | Presses & Media Centres | : 01 |
The Exarchate of Ujjain of the Syro-Malabar Rite was erected by Pope Paul VI on July 29, 1968 by the Papal Bull "Apostolicum Munus" and entrusted to the Missionary Society of St. Thomas the Apostle of the Syro - Malabar Church.
It consists of three civil districts of M.P. - Ujjain, Shajapur and Raigarh, dismembered from the Diocese of Indore. Msgr John Perumattam was nominated the first Exarch of Ujjain. By the Papal Bull "Qui Divino Consilio" of Pope Pius VI dated February 26, 1977, the Exarchate of Ujjain was erected as diocese and the Exarch Msgr John Perumattam was appointed its First Bishop.
| Name | Designation | Period |
| Most Rev. John Perumattam MST | Prelates | 1977-1998 |
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