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The Catholic Diocese of
Gorakhpur was erected by H.H.
Pope John Paul II on the 19th of
June 1984 through the Bull "Ex
quo Divinum Concilium" and was
formally inaugurated on the 14th
Oct. 1984. It comprises the five
civil districts of Gorakhpur,
Maharajganj, Deoria, Basti and
Sidharthanagar of U.P.., carved
out of the diocese of Varanasi.
The members of Little Flower
Congregation ( CST Fathers) were
working in this area since 1970.
Mar Dominic Kokkatt, CST., a
member of the same Congregation,
was appointed its first
Bishop. On his resignation, Mar
Thomas Thuruthimattam, CST was
appointed bishop of Gorakhpur on
15 July 2006. He was ordained
bishop on 1 October 2006 and
assumed office on the same day.
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