Diocese of Bijnor
Rite: Syro-Malabar
Region : Agra
Patron: St. Joseph
Founded: 23 March 1972
Province: Agra
Status: Diocese
Total area: 33919 Sq. Km
Total Population : 1,01,16,752
Catholics Total: 3664
Diocesan Priests: 53
Religious Priests: 18
Religious Sisters: 175
Minor Seminarians: 28
Major Seminarians: 21
Diocese of Bijnor at a Glance
Ecclesiastical Institutions
| Parishes & Substations | : 53 | Retreat Centres | : 0 |
| Major Seminaries | : 0 | Diocesan Minor Seminaries | : 02 |
| Congregation Minor Seminaries | : 01 | Religious Formation Houses | : 05 |
| Men Religious Houses | : 05 | Women Religious Houses | : 41 |
| Hospitals | : 0 | Dispensaries / Clinics / Health Centres | : 05 |
| Orphanages | : 0 | Homes for Aged & Destitute | : 0 |
| Schools for Physically Challenged | : 0 | Homes for Physically Challenged | : 03 |
| Crèches | : 0 | Boarding Houses | : 04 |
| Counselling Centres | : 0 | De-addiction Centre | : 0 |
| Social Centres | : 0 | HIV / AIDS Centre | : 0 |
| Professional Colleges | : 0 | Degree Colleges | : 0 |
| Parallel Colleges | : 0 | Vocational / Technical Training Centres | : 0 |
| Higher Secondary / Junior Colleges | : 13 | High Schools | : 08 |
| Upper Primary Schools | : 07 | Lower Primary Schools | :04 |
| Nurseries / Pre-Primary Schools | :0 | Presses & Media Centres | : 01 |
This Ecclesiastical Unit was created as an Apostolic Exarchate on March 23, 1972 by the Papal Bull 'Beatorum Apostolorum' and entrusted to the Sacred Heart Province of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate. The area comprising the diocese was culled out from the Diocese of Meerut. It consists of the district of Bijnor, except Dhampur division, and the five hill districts of Pauri-Garhwal, Rudraprayag, Tehri, Chamoli, Uttarkashi and a portion of the district of Haridwar.
Bp Gratian Muddadan, cmi, was nominated as its first Apostolic Exarch.
On February 26, 1977 the Papal Bull 'Quae cum Romano Pontificatu' of Pope Paul VI raised the Apostolic Exarchate to a diocese, Msgr Gratian Mundadan, cmi, was appointed its First Bishop.
Right Rev. Gratian Mundadan, CMI
Bishop Emeritus of Bijnor
Personal Details
Born:15-May-1933
Priestly Ordination:17-May-1964
Episcopal Ordination:6-Nov-1977
Period: 1977-2009
Tel(P): 08281083839,07599335472
Email(P): bishopgratian@gmail.com
Contact Details
St. John's Ashram, Rajarampur, Jalalabad P.O. Najibabbad, Bijnor Dt., U.P.-246763
Tel(O): 01382-22 22 31
Fax : 22 25 11
Email : bijnordiocese@yahoo.com
Right Rev. JOHN VADAKEL, CMI
Bishop Emeritus of Bijnor
Personal Details
Born:17-Aug-1943
Priestly Ordination:19-Dec-1975
Episcopal Ordination:22-Oct-2009
Period:--
Tel(P): 07088343464
Email(P): johnvadakel75@gmail.com
Contact Details
Santhome Ashram
C/o St. Thomas School,
G. T. Road, Khatauli,
Distt. Muzaffarnagar - 251201
(Uttar Pradesh)
Tel(O): 01382-22 22 31
Fax : 22 25 11
Email : bijnordiocese@yahoo.com