Diocese of Calcutta

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The Diocese of Calcutta is an Anglican ecclesiastical jurisdiction in eastern India, centered in Kolkata and historically one of the oldest and most prominent dioceses of the Church of North India.

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Diocese of Calcutta canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglican diocese
ecclesiastical jurisdiction
affiliation Anglican Communion
surface form: Anglican Communion (through Church of North India)
cathedral St. Paul’s Cathedral, Kolkata
churchTradition Anglican
country India
denomination Church of North India
establishedAsAnglicanDiocese 1814
followsPolity episcopal polity
formerName Calcutta
governedBy Bishop of Calcutta
hasParishesIn Calcutta
surface form: Kolkata

suburban West Bengal
headquarters Calcutta
surface form: Kolkata
historicalJurisdiction British India
historicalStatus metropolitan see for much of British India
isOneOf most prominent dioceses of the Church of North India
oldest dioceses of the Church of North India
language Bengali
English
liturgicalStyle Anglican liturgy
locatedIn eastern India
mergedInto Church of North India
notableBuilding St. Paul’s Cathedral, Kolkata
partOf Church of North India
primaryCathedralFunction seat of the Bishop of Calcutta
regionServed Andaman and Nicobar Islands
West Bengal
rite Protestant
seeCity Calcutta
surface form: Kolkata

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St. Paul’s Cathedral, Kolkata governingBody Diocese of Calcutta
George Edward Lynch Cotton diocese Diocese of Calcutta