Tags: Clerical Administrative Region, Diocese.
The Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Jagdalpur is a Roman Catholic diocese in India under the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. It came into existence when in 1977 it was raised to a diocese by Pope Paul VI by the Bull Nobismetipsis of February 26 Rt. Rev. Simon Stock Palathra CMI was ordained and installed as the first Bishop of Jagdalpur. On 2013 July 16 Pope Francis accepted the resignation from Bishop Simon Stock Palathara CMI and appointed Rev.