Anglican Diocese of Assam

The Diocese of Assam was a diocese of the Church of England in North-East India.

The diocese was created from the Diocese of Calcutta in 1915.[1] Upon Indian independence in 1947, it became the Diocese of North India[2] in the Anglican Church of India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon, and it is now part of the united Church of North India.

Bishops

The colonial diocese had three diocesan bishops:[3]

References

  1. Anglican History – A History of the Church of England in India – Chapter XXVI: The Diocese of Assam, 1915
  2. Spero News – India: Suffering makes the Church grow
  3. India Club – An Introduction to the History of the Anglican Church in North-East India – Contents, Chapter 4 Archived 21 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
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