Statistics

• Area: 13,117 km²
• Civic Population: 200,000+
• Catholics: 166,789
• Parishes: 33
• Diocesan Priests: 11
• Religious Priests: 9
• Religious Brothers: 9
• Women Religious: 31

Educational Services

• Elementary Schools: 183 (Teachers: 420, Pupils: 13,470)
• Primary Schools: 65 (Teachers: 670, Pupils: 18,200)
• Secondary Schools: 2 (Teachers: 47, Pupils: 1,380)
• TVET: 3 (Teachers: 13, Pupils: 289)
• FODE: 1 (Teachers: 4, Pupils: 280)
• Special Education School: 1 (Teachers: 4, Pupils: 73)

Health Services

• Hospital: 1
• Community Health Workers Training School: 1
• Centre for Persons with Disabilities: 1
• Sub Health Centers: 10
• Aid-Posts: 2

List of the Ordinaries

• Bishop Ignatius Doggett OFM: 1952 – 1969
• Bishop William Rowell OFM: 1969 – 1986
• Bishop Brian Barnes OFM: 1987 – 1997
• Bishop Austin Crapp OFM: 1999 – 2009
• Bishop Otto Separy: 2009 – 2019
• Bishop Siby Mathew Peedikayil HGN: 2021 – present

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