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28 January 2006
Nongstoin, India Erected; Lyngdoh named Bishop
The diocese of Nongstoin, India was erected with territory taken from the Archdiocese of Shillong. Bishop-elect Victor Lyngdoh was named its first bishop. He had been serving as a priest of Shillong.
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