The Roman Catholic Diocese of Berhampur ( la, Berhampuren(sis)) is a

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located in the city of

Berhampur Brahmapur (; also known as Berhampur) is a city on the eastern coastline of Ganjam district of the Indian state of Odisha. Bramhapur is most famous for its street food, silk sarees or pato sarees, temples and many historical places. Bramhapur al ...

in the

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of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar in India.

History

* 24 January 1974: Established as Diocese of Berhampur from the Diocese of Cuttack

Leadership

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s of Berhampur (

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) ** Bishop Sarat Chandra Nayak (27 November 2006 – present) ** Bishop

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(3 May 1993 – 27 November 2006) ** Bishop

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, C.M. (24 January 1974 – 18 December 1989)

Causes for canonisation

* Servant of God Fr. Valerian Guemes, C.M

References

GCatholic.org

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