The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jabalpur (Latin: Iabalpuren(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Jabalpur in the ecclesiastical province of Bhopal in India.

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Diocese of Jabalpur Dioecesis Iabalpurensis
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Bhopal
Metropolitan	Bhopal
Statistics
Area	52,980 km2 (20,460 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 9,032,285 28,787 (0.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul in Jabalpur
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Valan Arasu
Metropolitan Archbishop	Arockia Sebastian Durairaj
Bishops emeritus	Gerald Almeida

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• July 18, 1932: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Jubbulpore from the Diocese of Allahabad and Diocese of Nagpur
• October 21, 1950: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Jabalpur
• July 5, 1954: Promoted as Diocese of Jabalpur

• Bishops of Jabalpur (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Valan Arasu (January 13, 2024 -)
  • Bishop Gerald Almeida (May 16, 2001 – January 13, 2024)
  • Bishop Théophane Matthew Thannickunnel, O. Praem. (March 1, 1976 – May 16, 2001)
  • Bishop Leobard D’Souza (later Archbishop) (December 17, 1965 – July 1, 1975)
  • Bishop Conrad Dubbelman, O. Praem. (July 5, 1954 – December 17, 1965)
• Prefects Apostolic of Jabalpur (Roman Rite)
  • Fr. Conrad Dubbelman, O. Praem. (later Bishop) (May 29, 1933 – July 5, 1954)

Bishop Theophane O.Praem was the principal of St. Aloysius Senior Secondary School, Jabalpur.