The Diocese of Bellary ( la, Bellaryen(sis)) is a

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ecclesiastical territory or

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of the

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. Its episcopal see is

Bellary Bellary, officially Ballari, in the eponymous Bellary district, is a city in the state of Karnataka, India. History Bellary was a part of Rayalaseema (Ceded Districts) which was part of Madras Presidency till 1 November 1956. The Ballari ...

. The diocese is a suffragan in the

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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 Bernard Blasius Moras (born 10 August 1941) is an Indian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and is the Archbishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of Bangalore. He also currently serves as a temporary Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of M ...

(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, O.F.M. (10 March 1949 – 23 September 1962)

Saints and causes for canonisation

* Servant of God Msgr. Francis Xavier Kroot, MHM

References

GCatholic.org

Diocese website
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