Diocese of Miao
Rite: Latin
Region : North Eastern
Patron: Christ the Light
Founded: 7 December 2005
Province: Guwahati
Status: Diocese
Total area: 43, 955 sq. kms.
Total Population : 4,73,120
Catholics Total: 80,000
Diocesan Priests: 29
Religious Priests: 60
Religious Sisters: 122
Minor Seminarians: 20
Major Seminarians: 07
Diocese of Miao at a Glance
Ecclesiastical Institutions
| Parishes & Substations | : 31 | Retreat Centres | : 01 |
| Major Seminaries | : 0 | Diocesan Minor Seminaries | : 01 |
| Congregation Minor Seminaries | : 0 | Religious Formation Houses | : 0 |
| Men Religious Houses | : 21 | Women Religious Houses | : 32 |
| Hospitals | : 0 | Dispensaries / Clinics / Health Centres | : 0 |
| Orphanages | : 01 | Homes for Aged & Destitute | : 01 |
| Schools for Physically Challenged | : 0 | Homes for Physically Challenged | : 0 |
| Crèches | : 0 | Boarding Houses | : 41 |
| Counselling Centres | : 0 | De-addiction Centre | : 0 |
| Social Centres | : 01 | HIV / AIDS Centre | : 0 |
| Professional Colleges | : 01 | Degree Colleges | : 0 |
| Parallel Colleges | : 0 | Vocational / Technical Training Centres | : 0 |
| Higher Secondary / Junior Colleges | : 0 | High Schools | : 07 |
| Upper Primary Schools | : 21 | Lower Primary Schools | :38 |
| Nurseries / Pre-Primary Schools | :39 | Presses & Media Centres | : 0 |
The diocese of Miao, bifurcated from Dibrugarh on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2005. It has an area of 31,445 sq. kms., with 59,000 Catholics, 12 mission stations, 6 diocesan priests, 54 religious priests, 1 religious brother and 21 religious sisters. The parish Church of Miao is the Cathedral of the new diocese and ‘Christ the Light’ the diocesan Patron.
The first bishop of Miao, bishop-elect George Palliparampil, a Salesian of Don Bosco, was director and principal of Don Bosco School in Dibrugarh at the time of his appointment. Bishop-elect George was born in 1954 and was ordained priest in 1982. He has a M. A. in Public Administration and a Doctorate in Sociology. He has been a missionary in Arunachal Pradesh and an educationist of repute.