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List Of Roman Catholic Dioceses In India
With the establishment of Syro Malabar eparchies of Shamshabad and Hosur in October 2017, the Catholic Church in India includes 174 dioceses, of which 132 are Roman, 31 are Syro-Malabar, and 11 are Syro-Malankara. These are organised into 29 ecclesiastical provinces, comprising 23 Latin, 4 Syro-Malabar and 2 Syro-Malankara provinces. The bishops of the Latin Catholic Church, Syro-Malabar Catholic Church and Syro-Malankara Catholic Church form the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI). This episcopal conference was established in 1944. Latin Catholic Ecclesiastical Provinces Province of Agra * Metropolitan Archdiocese of Agra ** Diocese of Ajmer ** Diocese of Allahabad ** Diocese of Bareilly **'' Diocese of Bijnor (Syro-Malabar)'' **'' Diocese of Gorakhpur (Syro-Malabar)'' ** Diocese of Jaipur ** Diocese of Jhansi ** Diocese of Lucknow ** Diocese of Meerut ** Diocese of Udaipur ** Diocese of Varanasi Province of Bangalore * Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholicism In India
The Catholic Church in India is part of the worldwide Catholic Church under the leadership of the Pope (''Romanus Pontifex''). There are over 20 million Catholics in India,Factfile: Catholics around the world on BBC news. representing around 1.55% of the total population, and the Catholic Church is the single largest Christian church in India. There are 10,701 that make up 174 s and eparchies, which are organised into 29 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Lucknow
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucknow ( la, Lucknoven(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Lucknow in the Ecclesiastical province of Agra in India. The Cathedral School of Lucknow is located in the same compound as St. Joseph's Cathedral. Leadership * Bishops of Lucknow ( Latin Rite) ** Bishop Gerald John Mathias (8 November 2007 – present) ** Bishop Albert D’Souza (later Archbishop) (21 November 1992 – 16 February 2007) ** Bishop Alan Basil de Lastic (later Archbishop) (2 July 1984 – 19 November 1990) ** Bishop Cecil DeSa (later Archbishop) (5 June 1971 – 11 November 1983) ** Bishop Albert Conrad De Vito, O.F.M. Cap. The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (; postnominal abbr. O.F.M. Cap.) is a religious order of Franciscan friars within the Catholic Church, one of Three " First Orders" that reformed from the Franciscan Friars Minor Observant (OFM Obs., now OFM) ... (First Bishop, 12 December 1946 – 16 November 1970) ** Bishop Joseph Angel Poli, O.F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Udupi
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Udupi ( la, Dioecesis Udupiensis) is a diocese located in the Kallianpur town of Udupi District of Karnataka, India. It was announced by Pope Benedict XVI on 16 July 2012. It comprises the six civil talukas Udupi, Bramavara, Karkala, Kapu, Kundapura and Byndoor and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bangalore. The diocese which now contains 47 parishes, the newly elevated Cathedral was previously a parish church as "Church of Our Lady of Miracles" or the Milagres Church, the parish was partitioned from the Mangalore Diocese, while the parish church was elevated to the Cathedral of Our Lady of Miracles. Overview The Udupi district had been a part of Diocese of Mangalore since 1887. The diocese was inaugurated on 15 October 2012 by Apostolic Nuncio of India, Salvatore Pennacchio at Milagres Cathedral, Kallianpur. Bishop Gerald Isaac Lobo was appointed the first bishop of the diocese. The Catholics of this district are Mangalor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Shimoga
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Shimoga ( la, Shimogaen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Shimoga in the Ecclesiastical province of Bangalore in India. History * 14 November 1988: Established as Diocese of Shimoga from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bangalore and Diocese of Chikmagalur On 16 July 2012, Gerald Isaac Lobo was appointed as the first bishop of the newly erected Diocese of Udupi and installed on 15 October 2012. http://www.shimogadiocese.org/index.html Sacred Heart Church The second largest church in India, the sacred Heart Church is a fine example of an architectural marvel of Shimoga. It is a Catholic church spread over an area of 18000 sq ft. The structure of the church is quite incredible built in a Roman and Gothic styles and houses a big prayer hall with a huge space for 5000 people. However, a statue of Jesus is the salient feature of the church attracting people in large numbers. Leadership * Bishops of Shimoga (Latin rite) ** Bishop Francis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Mysore
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mysore ( la, Mysurien(sis)) is a suffragan Latin diocese, in the Ecclesiastical province of Bangalore in southern India, yet depends on the missionary Dicastery for Evangelization. Its cathedral episcopal see is St. Philomena's Cathedral in the city of Mysore in Karnataka. Statistics As per 2014, it pastorally served 105,113 Catholics (1.0% of 10,056,000 total) on 21,051 km2 in 77 parishes with 157 priests (114 diocesan, 43 religious), 1,224 lay religious (309 brothers, 915 sisters) and 19 seminarians. History * Established on 16 March 1845 as a Pro-Vicariate of Mysore - Bangalore, on territory split off (depending on the source) either from the Apostolic Vicariate of Pondicherry or from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Madura and Coromandel Coast (now Diocese of Tiruchirapalli) * Promoted on 3 April 1850 as the Apostolic Vicariate of Mysore - Bangalore * Promoted on 1 September 1886 as Diocese of Mysore - Bangalore in the Eccles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Mangalore
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mangalore ( la, Diocesis Mangalorensis) is a diocese located in the city of Mangalore in the Ecclesiastical province of Bangalore in India. The diocese falls on the southwestern coast of India. At present, it comprises the whole civil districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi in Karnataka state. The area of the Diocese was collectively referred to as South Canara during the Company rule in India, in the subsequent British India after Direct rule from London commenced & in the early post-independence Bombay state, prior to the States Reorganisation Act (1956). It was established as a separate Apostolic Vicariate from the Apostolic Vicariate of Verapoly in 1853, and was promoted to a diocese on 1 September 1886. On Monday, July 16, 2012, it lost territory when Pope Benedict XVI erected the new Roman Catholic Diocese of Udupi (made up of the three civil townships of Udipi, Karkala& Coondapoor), which will also become part of the Province of Bangalore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Karwar
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Karwar ( la, Karvaren(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Karwar in the Ecclesiastical province of Bangalore in India. Bishops * Bishop ee vacant(Since May 2019) * Bishop Rt. Rev. DR. Derek Fernandes (2007-2019) * Bishop William Leonard D'Mello William Leonard D'Mello (24 March 1931 – 19 July 2011) was the first Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Karwar, India. Born in Mangalore and ordained to the priesthood in 1957, D'Mello was named bishop of the Karwar Di ... (24 January 1976 – 24 February 2007) References External links GCatholic.org Catholic Hierarchy 1976 establishments in Karnataka Christian organizations established in 1976 Christianity in Karnataka Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Roman Catholic dioceses in India Uttara Kannada district {{India-RC-diocese-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Gulbarga
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gulbarga in India was created on 24 June 2005. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Bangalore. Its first bishop is Rev. Robert Miranda. The parish church Mother Mary of Divine Grace in Gulbarga will be the cathedral for the diocese. It was the 150th diocese of India, and the 120th of Latin Rite. The diocese covers an area of 38,752 km² of the Karnataka state previously belonging to the Archdiocese of Hyderabad and the dioceses of Bellary and Belgaum. The total population in the diocese is 7,012,492, of which 6,425 are Catholic. The diocese is subdivided into 16 parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...es. External linksOfficial Website of the Diocese [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Chikmagalur
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chikmagalur ( la, Chikmagaluren(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Chikmagalur in the Ecclesiastical province of Bangalore in India. History * 16 November 1963: Established as Diocese of Chikmagalur from the Diocese of Mysore Leadership * Bishops of Chikmagalur (Latin Rite) ** Bishop Anthony Swamy Thomasappa (2 February 2007 – present) ** Bishop John Baptist Sequeira John Baptist Sequeira (23 June 1930 – 9 October 2019) was an Indian Roman Catholic bishop. Sequeira was born in India and was ordained to the priesthood in 1958. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chikmagalur, India, f ... (26 January 1987 – 2 December 2006) ** Bishop Alphonsus Mathias (later Archbishop) (16 November 1963 – 12 September 1986) References External links GCatholic.org Catholic Hierarchy Roman Catholic dioceses in India Christian organizations established in 1963 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Bellary
The Diocese of Bellary ( la, Bellaryen(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in India. Its episcopal see is Bellary. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Bangalore. History * 15 June 1928: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Bellary from the Diocese of Hyderabad and Archdiocese of Madras * 10 March 1949: Promoted as Diocese of Bellary Ordinaries * Ecclesiastical superiors ** Fr. John Forest Hogan, O.F.M. (later Bishop) (1934 – 10 March 1949) ** Fr. Ernesto Reilly, O.F.M. (1928 – 1934) *Bishops ** Bishop Henry D’Souza (15 March 2008 – present) ** Archbishop Bernard Blasius Moras (Apostolic Administrator 18 November 2006 – 15 March 2008) ** Bishop Joseph D’Silva (6 October 1992 – 17 November 2006) ** Bishop Ambrose Papaiah Yeddanapalli, O.F.M. (10 December 1963 – 1992) ** Bishop John Forest Hogan John is a common English name and surname: * Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Belgaum
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Belgaum ( la, Belgaumen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Belgaum in the ecclesiastical province of Bangalore in India. History The Belgaum Diocese was erected on 19 September 1953 by the papal bull ''Summa illa Sollicitudo'' of Pope Pius XII. Two civil districts of Belgaum and North Kanara were separated from the Archdiocese of Goa and two other civil districts of Dharwad and Bijapur were taken from the Diocese of Pune in forming the Diocese of Belgaum. The most Rev. Dr. Michael Rodrigues was appointed the first bishop. By the papal bull ''Christi Missium'' of Paul VI, the North Kanara District was separated from the Belgaum Diocese to form the Karwar Diocese on 24 January 1976. It now consists of the civil districts of Belgaum, Bijapur, Bagalkot, Dharwad, Gadag and Haveri in Karnataka State and the Chandgad taluka in Kolhapur District of Maharashtra State. The mother parish of the diocese is known as the Cathedral of Our Lady of the F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Bangalore
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bangalore ( la, Archidioecesis Bangalorensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in India. It was erected as pro-vicariate from (16 March 1845 to 2 April 1850), as Vicariate from (3 April 1850 - 31 August 1886), as Diocese of Mysore - Bangalore in the Ecclesiastical Metropolitan Province of Pondicherry in Southern India from (1 September 1886 - 12 February 1940), as Diocese of Bangalore on 13 February 1940 by Pope Pius XII, and elevated to the rank of a Metropolitan Archdiocese on 19 September 1953, with the Suffragan Dioceses of Belgaum, Bellary, Chikmagalur, Gulbarga, Karwar, Mangalore, Udupi, Mysore, and Shimoga. The archdiocese's mother church and thus seat of its archbishop is the St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Bangalore; Bangalore also houses St. Mary's Basilica. Bishop Peter Machado was appointed Archbishop of Bangalore by Pope Francis on 19 March 2018. List of Vicar Apostolic, Bishop an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
