To meet the growing Catholic population, a larger church was built in 1868.

The total Catholic population of the area is approximately 313,115.

In 1764 because the catholic population increase a bigger church was raised.

In 1914, the parish had a Catholic population of around 6,500.

As of the 1993 census, the total Catholic population is 9,616.

Since then the Catholic population has risen from 4,000 to 120,000.

The diocese had a Catholic population of about 86,000 in 2006.

This settlement was known for its catholic population through the last few centuries.

Due to the huge increase in the catholic population, this church eventually became inadequate.

The proposed building was too small for the rapidly increasing Catholic population.