The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mangalore ( la, Diocesis Mangalorensis) is a

diocese In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...

located in the city of

Mangalore Mangalore (), officially known as Mangaluru, is a major port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bangalore, the state capital, 20 km north of Karnataka–Ke ...

in the

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Bangalore Bangalore (), List of renamed places in India, officially Bengaluru (), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan area, metropolitan population of a ...

in India. The diocese falls on the southwestern coast of India. At present, it comprises the whole civil districts of Dakshina Kannada and

Udupi Udupi (alternate spelling Udipi; also known as Odipu) is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. Udupi is situated about north of the educational, commercial and industrial hub of Mangalore and about west of state capital Bangalore by road. ...

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

state. The area of the Diocese was collectively referred to as

South Canara South Canara was a district of the Madras Presidency of British India, located at . It comprised the towns of Kassergode and Udipi and adjacent villages, with the capital in Mangalore city. South Canara was one of the most heterogeneous areas of ...

during the

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, in the subsequent

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after

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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

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erected the new

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 ...

(made up of the three civil townships of Udipi, Karkala& Coondapoor), which will also become part of the Province of Bangalore.

Bishops of the Diocese of Mangalore

Ordinaries

* Bishop Peter Paul Saldanha (15 September 2018 – present) * Bishop Aloysius Paul D'Souza (8 November 1996 – 15 September 2018) * Bishop Basil Salvadore D'Souza (22 March 1965 – 5 September 1996) * Bishop Raymond D'Mello (5 February 1959 – 21 April 1964) * Bishop Basil Salvador Theodore Peres (4 January 1956 – 24 April 1958) * Bishop Victor Rosario Fernandes (16 May 1931 – 4 January 1956) * Bishop Valerian Joseph D'Souza (1928 – 14 August 1930) * Bishop Paolo Charles Perini, S.J. (Apostolic Administrator 1923 – 1928) * Bishop Paolo Charles Perini, S.J. (17 August 1910 – 12 June 1923) * Bishop Abbondio Cavadini, S.J. (26 November 1895 – 26 March 1910)

Vicar Apostolics of Mangalore (Latin Rite)

* Bishop Ephrem-Edouard-Lucien-Théoponte Garrelon, O.C.D. (3 June 1870 – 11 April 1873) * Bishop Michael Antony of St. Louis O.C.D. (1853-1870) * Bishop Bernardine of St. Agnes, O.C.D. (1845-1853) * Bishop Thomas de Castro (1674-1684)

Auxiliaries

* Bishop Aloysius Paul D'Souza (11 January 1996 – 8 November 1996)

Deaneries

Below are the Deaneries of Mangalore Diocese * Bantwal Varado * Moodbidri Varado (Central Varado) * Central Varado (Cordel) * Puttur Varado (Eastern Varado) * Episcopal City Varado (Rosario Cathedral) * Belthangady Varado (Mangalore East Varado) * Kinnigoli Varado (Mangalore North Varado) * Mudipu Varado (Mangalore South Varado) * Pezar Varado * Bela Varado (Southern Varado) * St. John Paul II - New Vara do * Mother Theresa Varado (Surathkal Varado)

Saints and causes for canonisation

* St. Mariam Baouardy helped found the missionary Carmel of Mangalore. * Servant of God Raymond Francis Camillus Mascarenhas * Amelia Cimolino

References

External links

Official website of the Mangalore DioceseHistory of the Mangalore Diocese
{{DEFAULTSORT:Roman Catholic Diocese Of Mangalore Christianity in Mangalore

Religious organizations established in 1853 1853 establishments in India

1853 establishments in British India