The Roman Catholic Diocese of Balasore ( la, Balasoren(sis)) is a
diocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
located in the city of
Balasore
Balasore or Baleswara is a city in the state of Odisha, about north of the state capital Bhubaneswar and from Kolkata, in eastern India. It is the largest town of northern Odisha and the administrative headquarters of Balasore district. It i ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province
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of
Cuttack–Bhubaneswar in India.
On Monday, 9 December 2013,
Pope Francis
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accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Balasore, presented by Bishop
Thomas Thiruthalil
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, CM, in accordance with Canon 401.1 of the
Latin Rite
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1983 Code of Canon Law
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. Pope Francis appointed as Bishop-elect of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Balasore, the
Reverend
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Father
Simon Kaipuram
Simon Kaipuram (9 February 1954 – 22 April 2019) was an Indian Roman Catholic bishop.
Kaipuram was born in India and was ordained to the priesthood in 1980. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Balasore from 2013 until his d ...
, C.M., who until then had been serving as
dean
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* ...
and
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of Aquinas College of
Gopalpur, India, in the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Berhampur
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Berhampur ( la, Berhampuren(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Berhampur in the Ecclesiastical province of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar in India.
History
* 24 January 1974: Established as Diocese of Berhampur from ...
(based in
Berhampur, India).
History
* 8 June 1968: Established as the
Apostolic Prefecture
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of Balasore from the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta
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History
The archdiocese was originally erected as the Apostolic Vicariate ...
* 18 December 1989: Promoted as Diocese of Balasore
Leadership
*
Bishop
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s of Balasore (
Latin Rite
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)
** Bishop
Simon Kaipuram
Simon Kaipuram (9 February 1954 – 22 April 2019) was an Indian Roman Catholic bishop.
Kaipuram was born in India and was ordained to the priesthood in 1980. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Balasore from 2013 until his d ...
, C.M. (9 December 2013 – 22 April 2019)
** Bishop
Thomas Thiruthalil
Thomas may refer to:
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* Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church
* Thomas the A ...
, C.M. (18 December 1989 – 9 December 2013)
** Father
Jacob Vadakevetil
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, C.M. (
Apostolic Administrator
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, 14 June 1968 – 1989)
References
GCatholic.org
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Roman Catholic dioceses in India
Christian organizations established in 1968
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Christianity in Odisha
Balasore
1968 establishments in Orissa