Roman Catholic Diocese of Itanagar

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Itanagar (Dioecesis Itanagarensis) in India was created on 7 December 2005 by splitting it from the Diocese of Tezpur. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Guwahati. Its first bishop was John Thomas Kattrukudiyil. The St. Joseph's church in Itanagar is the cathedral of the diocese.

Diocese of Itanagar Dioecesis Itanagarensis
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Guwahati
Metropolitan	Guwahati
Deaneries	4
Statistics
Area	52,288 km2 (20,189 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2020) 850,270 83,822 (9.1%)
Parishes	42
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	2005 (2005)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Joseph in Itanagar
Patron saint	Saint Joseph
Secular priests	82
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Benny Varghese Edathattel
Metropolitan Archbishop	John Moolachira
Vicar General	Jacob Mattathilany
Bishops emeritus	John Thomas Kattrukudiyil
Website
dioceseofitanagar.org

The diocese covers 10 districts of the state of Arunachal Pradesh - Tawang, West Kameng, East Kameng, Papum Pare, Upper Subansiri, Lower Subansiri, Kurung Kamay, West Siang, East Siang and Upper Siang. Neighboring dioceses are the Diocese of Tezpur to the south, the Diocese of Miao to the east, Diocese of Darjeeling in Bhutan to the west, and Diocese of Kangding in Tibet to the north.

The diocese covers an area of 52,288 km². As of 2020, 83,822 in the area are member of the Catholic Church. The diocese is subdivided into 42 parishes.