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History
By
the Apostolic Bull "Quandoquidem Christus" of February
20, 1956, the present civil district of Meerut, Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar,
Dehra Dun, Rampur, Moradabad, Bijnor, Garhwal, Tehri, Chamoli,
Uttarkashi, Ghaziabad, and Haridwar in west (U.P) were detached
from the Archdiocese of Agra and formed into the Diocese of Meerut.
In
May 1972, the new Diocese of Bijnor was formed the districts of
Bijnor (excluding Dhampur Tehsil), Garhwal, Tehri, Uttarkashi
and Chamoli, taken from Meerut Diocese.
The
boundaries of Meerut Diocese are: north -Diocese of Bijnor: south-Agra
Archdiocese; east-Lucknow and Bareilly dioceses west-Delhi Archdiocese
and Simla-Chandigarh Diocese.
The
Church of Our Lady of graces, Sardhana, was raised to the dignity
of a minor Basilica by Pope John XIII on December, 13, 1961.

Bp PATRICK NAIR
Born: May 19, 1944
Priestly Ordn: May 05, 1973
Episcopal Ordn: Jun. 29, 1998
Address:
Bishop's House
283, Roorkee Road,
Meerut Cantt. - 250 001.
Uttar Pradesh.
Tel:
(0621) 24 32 25
Fax: (0621) 24 32 25
E-mail: muzdioc@sancharnet.in
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