Archdiocese of Calcutta

ARCHDIOCESE OF CALCUTTA (Archidioecesis Calcuttensis)

Country : India
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1834 as Apostolic Vicariate of Bengal
Renamed in 1850 to Apostolic Vicariate of Western Bengal
Elevated in 1886 to Archdiocese of Calcutta

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Arms of Vicars and Archbishops

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Jean-Louis Taberd (1838-1840)
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Patrick Joseph Carew (1850-1855)
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Thomas Olliffe (1855-1859)
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Augustus Van Heule (1864-1865)
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Walter Steins (1867-1877)
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Paul François Marie Goethals (1877-1901)
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Brizio Meuleman (1902-1924)
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Ferdinand Périer (1924-1960)
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Vivian Anthony Dyer (1960-1962)
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Albert Vincent D’Souza (1962-1969)
Lawrence Trevor Picachy (1969-1986)
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Henry Sebastian D’Souza (1986-2002)
Lucas Sirkar (2002-2012)
Thomas D’Souza (2012-present)

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