The
Roman Catholic
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
* Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
* Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a let ...
Metropolitan Archdiocese of
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 ...
( la, Archidioecesis Bangalorensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or
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 ...
of the
Catholic Church in India. It was erected as pro-vicariate from (16 March 1845 to 2 April 1850), as Vicariate from (3 April 1850 - 31 August 1886), as Diocese of Mysore - Bangalore in the
Ecclesiastical Metropolitan Province of Pondicherry in
Southern India
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from (1 September 1886 - 12 February 1940), as Diocese of Bangalore on 13 February 1940 by
Pope Pius XII, and elevated to the rank of a
Metropolitan Archdiocese
A metropolis religious jurisdiction, or a metropolitan archdiocese, is an episcopal see whose bishop is the metropolitan bishop or archbishop of an ecclesiastical province. Metropolises, historically, have been important cities in their provinces.
...
on 19 September 1953, with the
Suffragan Dioceses of
Belgaum,
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 ...
,
Chikmagalur
Chikmagalur, known officially as Chikkamagaluru, is a city and the headquarters of Chikmagalur district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Located on the foothills of the Mullayanagiri peak of the Western Ghats, the city attracts tourists fro ...
,
Gulbarga,
Karwar
Karwar is a seaside city, ''taluka'', and administrative headquarters of Uttara Kannada district lying at the mouth of the Kali river on the Kanara coast of Karnataka state, India.
Karwar is a popular tourist destination and with a city urba ...
,
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 ...
,
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.
...
,
Mysore
Mysore (), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Mysore city is geographically located between 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is located at an altitude of ...
, and
Shimoga
Shimoga, officially known as Shivamogga, is a city and the district headquarters of Shimoga district in the central part of the state of Karnataka, India. The city lies on the banks of the Tunga River. Being the gateway for the hilly region of ...
.
The archdiocese's
mother church
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and thus seat of its archbishop is the
St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Bangalore; Bangalore also houses
St. Mary's Basilica.
Bishop Peter Machado was appointed Archbishop of Bangalore by
Pope Francis
Pope Francis ( la, Franciscus; it, Francesco; es, link=, Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 17 December 1936) is the head of the Catholic Church. He has been the bishop of Rome and sovereign of the Vatican City State since 13 March 2013. ...
on 19 March 2018.
List of Vicar Apostolic, Bishop and Archbishops of Bangalore
*Bishop
Etienne-Louis Charbonnaux,
M.E.P. (1845–1873)
*Bishop
Joseph-Auguste Chevalier, M.E.P. (1873–1880)
*Bishop
Jean-Yves-Marie Coadou, M.E.P. (1880–1890)
*Bishop
Eugène-Louis Kleiner, M.E.P. (1890–1910)
*Bishop
Augustin-François Baslé, M.E.P. (1910–1915)
*Bishop
Hippolyte Teissier, M.E.P. (1916–1922)
*Bishop
Maurice-Bernard-Benoit-Joseph Despatures, M.E.P. (1922–1942)
*Archbishop
Thomas Pothacamury
Thomas may refer to:
People
* List of people with given name Thomas
* Thomas (name)
* Thomas (surname)
* Saint Thomas (disambiguation)
* Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church
* Thomas the A ...
(1942–1967)
*His Eminence
Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy
Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy (5 February 1924 – 2 June 2014) was an Indian cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was the Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches in the Roman Curia and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1985. His ...
(Auxiliary Bishop (1962-1964), Coadjutor Archbishop (1964-1967), Archbishop of Bangalore (1967–1971))
*Archbishop
Packiam Arokiaswamy (1971–1986)
*Archbishop
Alphonsus Mathias (1986–1998)
*Archbishop
Ignatius Paul Pinto (1998–2004)
*Monsignor
Thomas Jabamalai (Apostolic Administrator, Archdiocese of Bangalore (2004))
*Archbishop
Bernard Blasius Moras (2004–2018)
*Archbishop
Peter Machado (2018 – Present)
Saints and causes for canonisation
* Ven.
Veronica of the Passion (Sophia Leeves)
* Servant of God
Teresa of St. Rose of Lima
See also
*
Catholic Church in India
*
Infant Jesus Church, Bangalore
References
External links
Official site
Christian organizations established in 1940
Roman Catholic dioceses in India
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Christianity in Karnataka
Organisations based in Bangalore
1940 establishments in India
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