St. Mary's Cathedral, Jammu

St. Mary's Cathedral
Location Jammu
Country  India
Denomination Roman Catholic Church

The St. Mary's Cathedral [1] also called Jammu Cathedral is the name given to a religious building that is affiliated with the Catholic Church and is located in the city of Jammu,[2] the state capital of Jammu and Kashmir, in north part of the Asian country of India.[3][4]

The temple follows the Roman or Latin rite and is the mother or main church of the Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar (Dioecesis Iammuensis-Srinagarensis) which was raised to its current status in 1986 by bull "Qui Sanctissimi numinis" of Pope John Paul II .

It is under the pastoral responsibility of the Bishop Ivan Pereira who was appointed to that position by Pope Francis in 2014.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ St. Mary’s Cathedral in Jammu
  2. ↑ "Diocese of Jammu Srinagar | Profile". jammusrinagardiocese.org. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
  3. ↑ The Catholic Directory of India. St. Paul Publications. 2005-01-01.
  4. ↑ D'Souza, Daniel Anthony (1996-01-01). Implanting of the Capuchin Order in North India, 1965-1980: Agra, Lucknow, Ranchi Mission (Capuchin-north-east Mission). Holy Family Friary.
  5. ↑ "Catholic Diocese of Jammu, Srinagar gets new Bishop". 2014-12-03. Retrieved 2016-07-01.

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