Diocese of North East India

The Diocese of North East India is a diocese of the Church of North India, centred in Shillong, North-East India.

The Diocese of Assam, of the (Anglican) Church of India, Burma and Ceylon, was created from the Diocese of Calcutta in 1915. In 1970, it became a diocese of the united Church of North India; and had its current name by 1986.

Bishops of Assam

The Church of India, Burma and Ceylon diocese had three bishops prior to Indian independence:

• 1915–1924: Herbert Pakenham-Walsh (1871–1959)
• 1924–1945: George Hubback (1882–1955)
• 1946–1948: Nirod Biswas

and three after:

• 1949–1962: Joseph Amritanand
• 1963–1967: Eric Samuel Nasir
• 1968–1970: Ariel Victor Jonathan

Bishops of North East India

• 1970–1986: D. D. Pradhan, Bishop of Assam
• 1986–1998: Ernest William Talibuddin
• 1999 – aft. 2015: Purely Lyngdoh
• c. 2017 – present: Michael Herenz

References

1. Church of North India
2. Christianity in Arunachal Pradesh
3. List of Christian denominations in Northeast India
4. Diocese of Calcutta (Church of North India)
5. Christianity in Meghalaya
6. Diocese of Assam
7. Diocese of Madras of the Church of South India
8. Territories of Catholic dioceses in India
9. Diocese of Madhya Kerala of the Church of South India
10. Diocese of South Kerala of the Church of South India
11. Catholic Church in India
12. Diocese of East Kerala of the Church of South India
13. Malabar Diocese of the Church of South India
14. Dioceses of the Church of the East, 1318–1552
15. Church of South India
16. Diocese of Eastern Himalaya
17. List of Christian denominations in India
18. Madurai-Ramnad Diocese of the Church of South India
19. Roman Catholic Diocese of Cochin
20. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa and Daman