Diocese of Jashpur
Rite: Latin
Region : Chhattisgarh
Founded: 23 March 2006
Province: Bhopal
Status: Diocese
Total area: 6457 sq k.m.
Total Population : 739,780
Catholics Total: 1,96,464
Diocesan Priests: 132
Religious Priests: 50
Religious Sisters: 384
Minor Seminarians: 36
Major Seminarians: 12
Diocese of Jashpur at a Glance
Ecclesiastical Institutions
| Parishes & Substations | : 50 | Retreat Centres | : 01 |
| Major Seminaries | : 0 | Diocesan Minor Seminaries | : 01 |
| Congregation Minor Seminaries | : 0 | Religious Formation Houses | : 0 |
| Men Religious Houses | : 0 | Women Religious Houses | : 49 |
| Hospitals | : 01 | Dispensaries / Clinics / Health Centres | : 0 |
| Orphanages | : 0 | Homes for Aged & Destitute | : 0 |
| Schools for Physically Challenged | : 0 | Homes for Physically Challenged | : 0 |
| Crèches | : 0 | Boarding Houses | : 30 |
| Counselling Centres | : 0 | De-addiction Centre | : 0 |
| Social Centres | : 03 | HIV / AIDS Centre | : 0 |
| Professional Colleges | : 03 | Degree Colleges | : 01 |
| Parallel Colleges | : 0 | Vocational / Technical Training Centres | : 02 |
| Higher Secondary / Junior Colleges | : 21 | High Schools | : 07 |
| Upper Primary Schools | : 52 | Lower Primary Schools | :85 |
| Nurseries / Pre-Primary Schools | :11 | Presses & Media Centres | : 01 |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jashpur was created on March 23, 2006. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Raipur. Its first bishop was Mar Victor Kindo, previously bishop of Raigarh, who died on 12 June 2008. On December 22, 2009 Pope Benedict XVI appointed Fr. Emmanuel Kerketta, the diocesan administrator and previous Vicar General, as the new bishop of Jashpur.
The diocese covers an area of 5,838 km² of the territory previously belonging to the Diocese of Raigarh, in Chhattisgarh state. The see has its seat in Kunkuri, where the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary is located.
The total population in the diocese is 739,780, of which 185,485 are Catholic. The diocese is subdivided into 46 parishes.