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There are over 30 provinces in India, each of which is composed of up to a dozen or more dioceses. Each diocese has at least one Bishop, plus additional bishops who are not assigned to a particular diocese; From Wikipedia (June 2013):

Ecclesiastical Province of Agra
  • Metropolitan Archbishop Albert D'Souza of the Archdiocese of Agra
    • Bishop Pius Thomas D'Souza of the Diocese of Ajmer
    • Apostolic administrator Bishop Ignatius Menezes of the (vacant) Diocese of Allahabad
    • Bishop Anthony Fernandes of the Diocese of Bareilly
    • Bishop John Vadakel, CMI of the Diocese of Bijnor
    • Bishop Thomas Thuruthimattam, CST of the Diocese of Gorakhpur
    • Bishop Oswald Lewis of the Diocese of Jaipur
    • Bishop Peter Parapullil of the Diocese of Jhansi
    • Bishop Gerald John Mathias of the Diocese of Lucknow
    • Bishop Francis Kalist of the Diocese of Meerut
    • Bishop Devprasad John Ganawa, SVD of the Diocese of Udaipur
    • Bishop Raphy Manjaly of the Diocese of Varanasi
Ecclesiastical Province of Bangalore
  • Metropolitan Archbishop Bernard Moras of the Archdiocese of Bangalore
    • Bishop Peter Machado of the Diocese of Belgaum
    • Bishop Henry D'Souza of the Diocese of Bellary
    • Bishop Anthony Swamy Thomasappa of the Diocese of Chikmagalur
    • Bishop Robert Michael Miranda of the Diocese of Gulbarga
    • Bishop Derek Fernandes of the Diocese of Karwar
    • Bishop Aloysius Paul D'Souza of the Diocese of Mangalore
    • Bishop Thomas Vazhapilly of the Diocese of Mysore
    • Apostolic administrator Bishop Henry D'Souza of the (vacant) Diocese of Shimoga
    • Bishop Gerald Isaac Lobo of the Diocese of Udupi
Ecclesiastical Province of Bhopal
  • Metropolitan Archbishop Leo Cornelio, SVD of the Archdiocese of Bhopal
    • Bishop Joseph Kaithathara of the Diocese of Gwalior
    • Bishop Chacko Thottumarickal, SVD of the Diocese of Indore
    • Bishop Gerald Almeida of the Diocese of Jabalpur
    • Apostolic administrator Bishop Devprasad John Ganawa, SVD of the (vacant) Diocese of Jhabua
    • Bishop Arockia Sebastian Durairaj, SVD of the Diocese of Khandwa,
    • Bishop Anthony Chirayath of the Diocese of Sagar
    • Bishop Matthew Vaniakizhakel, CV of the Diocese of Satna
    • Bishop Sebastian Vadakel, MST of the Diocese of Ujjain
Ecclesiastical Province of Bombay
  • Metropolitan Archbishop Cardinal Oswald Gracias of the Archdiocese of Bombay
    • Auxiliary Bishop Agnelo Rufino Gracias of the Archdiocese of Bombay
    • Auxiliary Bishop Dominic Savio Fernandes of the Archdiocese of Bombay
    • Auxiliary Bishop John Rodrigues of the Archdiocese of Bombay
    • Bishop Thomas Elavanal, MCBS of the Diocese of Kalyan
    • Bishop Lourdes Daniel of the Diocese of Nashik
    • Bishop Thomas Dabre of the Diocese of Poona
    • Archbishop Felix Anthony Machado of the Diocese of Vasai
Ecclesiastical Province of Calcutta
  • Metropolitan Archbishop Thomas D'Souza of the Archdiocese of Calcutta
    • Bishop Cyprian Monis of the Diocese of Asansol
    • Apostolic administrator Archbishop Thomas D'Souza of the (vacant) Diocese of Bagdogra
    • Bishop Salvadore Lobo of the Diocese of Baruipur
    • Bishop Stephen Lepcha of the Diocese of Darjeeling
    • Bishop Clement Tirkey of the Diocese of Jalpaiguri
    • Bishop Joseph Suren Gomes, SDB of the Diocese of Krishnagar
    • Bishop Alphonsus F. D'Souza, SJ of the Diocese of Raiganj
Ecclesiastical Province of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
  • Metropolitan Archbishop John Barwa, SVD of the Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
    • Bishop Thomas Thiruthalil, CM of the Diocese of Balasore
    • Bishop Sarat Chandra Nayak of the Diocese of Berhampur
    • Apostolic administrator Archbishop John Barwa, SVD of the (vacant) Diocese of Rourkela
    • Bishop Lucas Kerketta, SVD of the Diocese of Sambalpur
Ecclesiastical Province of Delhi
  • Metropolitan Archbishop Anil Joseph Thomas Couto of the Archdiocese of Delhi
    • Auxiliary Bishop Franco Mulakkal of the Archdiocese of Delhi
    • Bishop Peter Celestine Elampassery, OFM Cap of the Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar
    • Apostolic administrator Archbishop Anil Joseph Thomas Couto of the (vacant) Diocese of Jullundur
    • Bishop Ignatius Loyola Mascarenhas of the Diocese of Simla and Chandigarh
Ecclesiastical Province of Gandhinagar
  • Metropolitan Archbishop Stanislaus Fernandes of the Archdiocese of Gandhinagar
    • Bishop Thomas Ignatius MacWan of the Diocese of Ahmedabad
    • Bishop Godfrey de Rozario, SJ of the Diocese of Baroda
    • Bishop José Chittooparambil, CMI of the Diocese of Rajkot
Ecclesiastical Province of Goa and Daman
  • Metropolitan Archbishop Patriarch Filipe Neri Ferrao of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman
    • Bishop Anthony Alwyn Fernandes Barreto of the Diocese of Sindhudurg
Ecclesiastical Province of Guwahati
  • Metropolitan Archbishop John Moolachira of the Archdiocese of Guwahati
    • Bishop Thomas Pulloppillil of the Diocese of Bongaigaon
    • Bishop Joseph Aind, SDB of the Diocese of Dibrugarh
    • (vacant) Diocese of Diphu (administered by Diocesan administrator)
    • Bishop John Thomas Kattrukudiyil of the Diocese of Itanagar
    • Bishop George Palliparambil, SDB of the Diocese of Miao
    • Bishop Michael Akasius Toppo of the Diocese of Tezpur
Ecclesiastical Province of Hyderabad
  • Metropolitan Archbishop Thumma Bala of the Archdiocese of Hyderabad
    • Bishop Joseph Kunnath, CMI of the Diocese of Adilabad
    • Bishop Prasad Gallela of the Diocese of Cuddapah
    • Bishop Paul Maipan of the Diocese of Khamman
    • Bishop Anthony Poola of the Diocese of Kurnool
    • Bishop Joji Govindu of the Diocese of Nalgonda
    • Bishop Udumala Bala Show Reddy of the Diocese of Warangal
Ecclesiastical Province of Imphal
  • Metropolitan Archbishop Dominic Lumon of the Archdiocese of Imphal
    • Bishop James Thoppil of the Diocese of Kohima
Ecclesiastical Province of Madras and Mylapore
  • Metropolitan Archbishop George Antonysamy of the Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore
    • Bishop Anthonisamy Neethinathan of the Diocese of Chingleput
    • Bishop Lephonse Thomas Aquinas of the Diocese of Coimbatore
    • Bishop Arulappan Amalraj of the Diocese of Ootacamund
    • Bishop Soundaraj Periyanayagam, SDB of the Diocese of Vellore
Ecclesiastical Province of Madurai
  • Metropolitan Archbishop Peter Fernando of the Archdiocese of Madurai
    • Bishop Antony Pappusamy of the Diocese of Dindigul
    • Bishop Peter Remigius of the Diocese of Kottar
    • Bishop Jude Gerald Paulraj of the Diocese of Palayamkottai
    • Bishop Jebalamai Susaimanickam of the Diocese of Sivagangai
    • Bishop Antony Devotta of the Diocese of Tiruchirapalli
    • Bishop Yvon Ambrose of the Diocese of Tuticorin
Ecclesiastical Province of Nagpur
  • Metropolitan Archbishop Abraham Viruthakulangara of the Archdiocese of Nagpur
    • Bishop Elias Gonsalves of the Diocese of Amravati
    • Bishop Edwin Colaço of the Diocese of Aurangabad
    • Bishop Vijay Anand Nedumpuram, CMI of the Diocese of Chanda
Ecclesiastical Province of Patna
  • Metropolitan Archbishop William D'Souza, SJ of the Archdiocese of Patna
    • Bishop Victor Henry Thakur of the Diocese of Bettiah
    • Bishop Kurien (Ciriaco) Valiakandathil of the Diocese of Bhagalpur
    • Bishop Sebastian Kallupura of the Diocese of Buxar
    • Bishop John Baptist Thakur, SJ of the Diocese of Muzaffarpur
    • Bishop Angelus Kujur, SJ of the Diocese of Purnea
Ecclesiastical Province of Pondicherry and Cuddalore
  • Metropolitan Archbishop Antony Anandarayar of the Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore
    • Bishop Lawrence Pius Dorairaj of the Diocese of Dharmapuri
    • Bishop Francis Antonysamy of the Diocese of Kumbakonam
    • Bishop Sebastianappan Singaroyan of the Diocese of Salem
    • Bishop Devadass Ambrose Mariadoss of the Diocese of Tanjore
Ecclesiastical Province of Raipur
  • Metropolitan Archbishop Joseph Augustine Charanakunnel of the Archdiocese of Raipur
    • Bishop Patras Minj, SJ of the Diocese of Ambikapur
    • Bishop Simon Stock Palathara, CMI of the Diocese of Jagdalpur
    • Bishop Emmanuel Kerketta of the Diocese of Jashpur
    • Bishop Paul Toppo of the Diocese of Raigarh
Ecclesiastical Province of Ranchi
  • Metropolitan Archbishop Cardinal Telesphore Toppo of the Archdiocese of Ranchi
    • Bishop Gabriel Kujur, SJ of the Diocese of Daltonganj
    • Bishop Julius Marandi of the Diocese of Dumka
    • Bishop Paul Alois Lakra of the Diocese of Gumla
    • Bishop Jojo Anand of the Diocese of Hazaribag
    • Bishop Felix Toppo, SJ of the Diocese of Jamshedpur
    • Bishop Binay Kandulna of the Diocese of Khunti
    • Bishop Aleixo das Neves Dias, SFX of the Diocese of Port Blair
    • Bishop Vincent Barwa of the Diocese of Simdega
Ecclesiastical Province of Shillong
  • Metropolitan Archbishop Dominic Jala, SDB of the Archdiocese of Shillong
    • Bishop Lumen Monteiro, CSC of the Diocese of Agartala
    • Bishop Stephen Rotluanga, CSC of the Diocese of Aizawl
    • (vacant) Diocese of Jowai (administered by Diocesan administrator)
    • Bishop Victor Lyngdoh of the Diocese of Nongstoin
    • Bishop Andrew Marak of the Diocese of Tura
Ecclesiastical Province of Thiruvananthapuram
  • Metropolitan Archbishop Calist Soosa Pakiam of the Archdiocese of Thiruvananthapuram
    • Bishop Stephen Athipozhiyil of the Diocese of Alleppey
    • Bishop Vincent Samuel of the Diocese of Neyyattinkara
    • Bishop Selvister Ponnumuthan of the Diocese of Punalur
    • Bishop Stanley Roman of the Diocese of Quilon
Ecclesiastical Province of Verapoly
  • Metropolitan Archbishop Francis Kallarackal of the Archdiocese or Verapoly
    • Bishop Varghese Chakkalakal of the Diocese of Calicut
    • Bishop Joseph Kariyil of the Diocese of Cochin
    • Apostolic administrator Bishop Varghese Chakkalakal of the (vacant) Diocese of Kannur
    • Bishop Joseph Karikassery of the Diocese of Kottapuram
    • Bishop Sebastian Thekethecheril of the Diocese of Vijayapuram
Ecclesiastical Province of Visakhapatnam
  • Metropolitan Archbishop Prakash Mallavarapu of the Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam
    • Apostolic administrator Archbishop Prakash Mallavarapu of the (vacant) Diocese of Eluru
    • Bishop Bali Gali of the Diocese of Guntur
    • Bishop Doraboina Moses Prakasam of the Diocese of Nellore
    • Bishop Innayya Chinna Addagatla of the Diocese of Srikakulam
    • Apostolic administrator Bishop Joji Govindu of the (vacant) Diocese of Vijayawada
Syro-Malabar Ecclesiastical ProvincesProvince of Eranakulam - Angamaly
  • Major Archbishop Cardinal George Alencherry of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Eranakulam-Angamaly
    • Bishop of Curia Bishop Bosco Puthur of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Eranakulam-Angamaly
    • Auxiliary Bishop Sebastian Adayanthrath of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Eranakulam-Angamaly
    • Bishop Mathew Anikuzhikattil of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Idukki
    • Bishop George Madathikandathil of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Kothamangalam
Province of Changanassery
  • Metropolitan Archbishop Joseph Perumthottam of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Changanassery
    • Bishop Mathew Arackal of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Kanjirappally
    • Bishop Joseph Kallarangatt of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Palai
    • Auxiliary Bishop Jacob Muricken of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Palai
    • Bishop George Rajendran Kuttinadar, SDB of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Thuckalay
Province of Tellicherry
  • Metropolitan Archbishop George Valiamattam of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Tellicherry
    • Bishop Lawrence Mukkuzhy of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Belthangady
    • Bishop Joseph Erumachadath, MCBS of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Bhadravathi
    • Bishop José Porunnedom of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Mananthavady
    • Bishop Remigiose Inchananiyil of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Thamarassery
    • Bishop George Njaralakatt of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Mandya
Province of Thrissur
  • Metropolitan Archbishop Andrews Thazhath of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur
    • Auxiliary Bishop Raphael Thattil of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur
    • Bishop Pauly Kannookadan of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Irinjalakuda
    • Bishop Jacob Manathodath of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Palghat
    • Bishop Paul Alappatt of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Ramanathapuram
Province of Kottayam
  • Metropolitan Archbishop Mathew Moolakkattu of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Kottayam
    • Auxiliary Bishop Jose Pandarassery of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Kottayam
Dioceses directly under the Holy See
  • Archbishop Kuriakose Bharanikulangara of the Syro-Malabar Diocese of Faridabad
Syro-Malankara Ecclesiastical ProvincesProvince of Trivandrum
  • Major Archbishop Cardinal Baselios Cleemis of the Syro-Malankara Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum
    • Bishop of Curia Bishop Anthony Valiyavilayil, OIC of the Syro-Malankara Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum
    • Auxiliary Bishop Samuel Kattukallil of the Syro-Malankara Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum
    • Bishop K.M. Vincent Kulapuravilai of the Syro-Malankara Eparchy of Marthandom
    • Bishop Joshuah Ignathios Kizhakkeveettil of the Syro-Malankara Eparchy of Mavelikara
    • Bishop Yoohanon Chrysostom Kalloor of the Syro-Malankara Eparchy of Pathanamthitta
Province of Tiruvalla
  • Metropolitan Archbishop Thomas Mar Koorilos of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Archeparchy of Tiruvalla
    • Auxiliary Bishop Stephen Thottathil of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Archeparchy of Tiruvalla
    • Bishop Joseph Konnath of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Muvattupuzha
    • Bishop Abraham Kackanatt of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Bathery
    • Bishop Geevarghese Divannasios Ottathengil of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Puthur
Apostolic Visitor
  • Bishop Jacob Barnabas Chacko Aerath, OIC, Apostolic Visitor for the extra-territorial missions of the Syro-Malankaras in India
Indian bishops serving abroad
  • Archbishop Joseph Chennoth, Apostolic Nuncio to Japan
  • Archbishop George Panikulam, Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia, Apostolic Nuncio to Djibouti, Apostolic Delegate to Somalia, Special Representative of the Holy See to the African Union
  • Archbishop George Kocherry, Apostolic Nuncio to Zimbabwe
  • Archbishop Francis Assisi Chullikatt, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, Permanent Observer of Organization of American States (OAS)
  • Bishop Joseph Kalathiparambil, Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerants
Foreign bishops serving in India
  • Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio, Apostolic Nuncio to India
Indian cardinals
  • Cardinal Ivan Dias, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bombay, age 77 (elector)
  • Cardinal Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bangalore, age 89
  • Cardinal Simon Ignatius Pimenta, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bombay, age 93
  • Cardinal Telesphore Placidus Toppo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Ranchi, age 73 (elector)
  • Cardinal George Alencherry, Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly, age 68 (elector)
  • Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bombay, age 68 (elector)
  • Cardinal Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal, Major Archbishop of Trivandrum, age 53 (elector)
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