Diocese of Buxar
Rite: Latin
Region : Bijhan
Patron: Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Founded: 12 December 2005
Province: Patna
Status: Diocese
Total area: 11,311 square kilometers
Total Population : 79, 85,362 (Census 2001)
Catholics Total: 26,000
Diocesan Priests: 14
Religious Priests: 23
Religious Sisters: 90
Minor Seminarians: 15
Major Seminarians: 25
Diocese of Buxar at a Glance
Ecclesiastical Institutions
| Parishes & Substations | : 14 | Retreat Centres | : 0 |
| Major Seminaries | : 0 | Diocesan Minor Seminaries | : 0 |
| Congregation Minor Seminaries | : 0 | Religious Formation Houses | : 0 |
| Men Religious Houses | : 0 | Women Religious Houses | : 10 |
| Hospitals | : 01 | Dispensaries / Clinics / Health Centres | : 08 |
| Orphanages | : 0 | Homes for Aged & Destitute | : 0 |
| Schools for Physically Challenged | : 0 | Homes for Physically Challenged | : 0 |
| Crèches | : 0 | Boarding Houses | : 12 |
| Counselling Centres | : 0 | De-addiction Centre | : 0 |
| Social Centres | : 09 | HIV / AIDS Centre | : 0 |
| Professional Colleges | : 0 | Degree Colleges | : 0 |
| Parallel Colleges | : 0 | Vocational / Technical Training Centres | : 01 |
| Higher Secondary / Junior Colleges | : 01 | High Schools | : 08 |
| Upper Primary Schools | : 16 | Lower Primary Schools | :16 |
| Nurseries / Pre-Primary Schools | :19 | Presses & Media Centres | : 0 |
The creation of the new Diocese of Buxar was announced on Monday, 12th December 2005, to be bifurcated from the western part of Patna Archdiocese in the state of Bihar. The Diocese was officially inaugurated on March 25, 2006, with the ordination and installation of Rev. William D'Souza, a Jesuit of the Patna Province, as its first Bishop.
The parish church of Buxar is the Cathedral of the new Diocese and 'Mary Mother of Perpetual Help', the Diocesan Patron
Consequent to the transfer of Bishop William D’Souza to Patna as its Archbishop in 2007, Rev. Father Sebastian Kallupura of Patna Archdiocese was nominated as the second Bishop of Buxar Diocese on April 7, 2009. He was ordained and installed as bishop of Buxar on June 21, 2009.