Diocese of Udaipur
Rite: Latin
Region : Agra
Patron: Our Lady Queen of Apostles
Founded: 03 December 1984
Province: Agra
Status: Diocese
Total area: 48,433 sq. KM.
Total Population : 6,839,150
Catholics Total: 24,615
Diocesan Priests: 53
Religious Priests: 17
Religious Sisters: 214
Minor Seminarians: 0
Major Seminarians: 0
Diocese of Udaipur at a Glance
Ecclesiastical Institutions
| Parishes & Substations | : 30 | Retreat Centres | : 01 |
| Major Seminaries | : 0 | Diocesan Minor Seminaries | : 0 |
| Congregation Minor Seminaries | : 0 | Religious Formation Houses | : 03 |
| Men Religious Houses | : 0 | Women Religious Houses | : 0 |
| Hospitals | : 01 | Dispensaries / Clinics / Health Centres | : 19 |
| Orphanages | : 01 | 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 | : 04 |
| Higher Secondary / Junior Colleges | : 11 | High Schools | : 12 |
| Upper Primary Schools | : 08 | Lower Primary Schools | :11 |
| Nurseries / Pre-Primary Schools | :0 | Presses & Media Centres | : 01 |
On December 29, 1984, the Holy See announced the bifurcation of the Diocese of Ajmer - Jaipur and the formation of the Diocese of Udaipur. The new diocese of Udaipur would comprise of the six districts of Udaipur, Rajasamand, Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Dungarpur, and Banswara in South Rajasthan and the adjoining Tehsil of Thandla (Jhabua district) in Madhya Pradesh. The same was the Bhil - Tribal area evangelized by the Diocese of Ajmer almost from the beginning of the twentieth century.
The First Bishop was also appointed by a Bull from the Holy See, dated December 3, 1984 and promulgated on December 29, 1984. Bp Joseph Pathalil was ordained and took possession of the See on February 14, 1985.