The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gulbarga in

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was created on 24 June 2005. It is a suffragan diocese of the

Archdiocese of Bangalore The Roman Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Metropolitan bishop, Metropolitan Diocese, Archdiocese of Bangalore ( la, Archidioecesis Bangalorensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in India. It was erected as pro- ...

. Its first

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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

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. The diocese covers an area of 38,752 km² of the

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 previously belonging to the Archdiocese of Hyderabad and the dioceses of

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and

Belgaum Belgaum (ISO 15919, ISO: ''Bēḷagāma''; also Belgaon and officially known as Belagavi) is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka located in its northern part along the Western Ghats. It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous ...

. The total population in the diocese is 7,012,492, of which 6,425 are Catholic. The diocese is subdivided into 16

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es.

External links

Official Website of the Diocese

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