Diocese of Jowai
Rite: Latin
Region : North Eastern
Patron: St. Theresa of Lisieux
Founded: 28 January 2006
Province: Shillong
Status: Diocese
Total area: 3, 819 Sq.km
Total Population : 379,294
Catholics Total: 78,139
Diocesan Priests: 13
Religious Priests: 16
Religious Sisters: 0
Minor Seminarians: 0
Major Seminarians: 0
Diocese of Jowai at a Glance
Ecclesiastical Institutions
| Parishes & Substations | : 12 | 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 | : 0 |
| Hospitals | : 0 | Dispensaries / Clinics / Health Centres | : 02 |
| Orphanages | : 0 | Homes for Aged & Destitute | : 0 |
| Schools for Physically Challenged | : 0 | Homes for Physically Challenged | : 0 |
| Crèches | : 0 | Boarding Houses | : 0 |
| Counselling Centres | : 0 | De-addiction Centre | : 0 |
| Social Centres | : 01 | HIV / AIDS Centre | : 0 |
| Professional Colleges | : 0 | Degree Colleges | : 0 |
| Parallel Colleges | : 0 | Vocational / Technical Training Centres | : 0 |
| Higher Secondary / Junior Colleges | : 03 | High Schools | : 03 |
| Upper Primary Schools | : 02 | Lower Primary Schools | :01 |
| Nurseries / Pre-Primary Schools | :0 | Presses & Media Centres | : 01 |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jowai is a diocese located in the city of Jowai in the Ecclesiastical province of Shillong in India. In a land area of 3, 819 square kilometers, the diocesan territory covers the district of Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya.
The Diocese of Jowai was erected on January 28, 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI, and Father Vincent Kympat was appointed its first bishop. He was ordained on April 2, 2006 by the Apostolic Nuncio to India, Archbishop Pedro Lopez Quintana.
As of December 31, 2008, Jowai diocese had 72,000 baptized Catholics, representing 26 percent of all 295,229 people in the territory. The diocese had 12 parishes and 20 mission stations. The diocese recorded 600 baptisms in 2008.
| Name | Designation | Period |
| Most Rev. Vincent Kympat | Bishop | 2006-2011 |
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| Rev. Msgr. Hilarius Lamare | Diocesan Administrator | - |
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