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Roman Catholic Dioceses In India
The Catholic Church in India has one of the largest number of dioceses in Asia. The bishops of the Latin Church, Syro-Malabar Catholic Church and Syro-Malankara Catholic Church form the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI). This episcopal conference was established in 1944. By Type By typology, the dioceses are categorised as : *Major archepiscopial sees (Major archdioceses): 2 *Titular patriarchal see, metropolitan archdiocese: 1 *Metropolitan archdioceses: 29 *Archdiocese without suffragans: 1 *Dioceses: 141 *Titular episcopal see: 1 By Rite Out of the 174 dioceses in India, *Latin has 132 dioceses. * Syro-Malabar has 31 dioceses and * Syro-Malankara has 11 dioceses. By Ecclesiastical Provinces These are organised into 30 provinces comprising 24 Latin, 4 Syro-Malabar and 2 Syro-Malankara provinces. Latin Catholic Ecclesiastical Provinces Province of Agra * Metropolitan Archdiocese of Agra ** Diocese of Ajmer ** Diocese of Allahabad ** Diocese of Bareil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic Church In India
The Catholic Church in India is part of the worldwide Catholic Church under the leadership of the Pope. There are over 23 million Catholics in India,Factfile: Catholics around the world on BBC news. representing around 1.57% of the total population, and the Catholic Church is the single largest Christian church in India. There are 10,701 that make up 174 s and eparchies, which are organised into 30 |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Meerut
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Meerut () is a diocese located in the city of Meerut in the ecclesiastical province of Agra in India. History * 20 February 1956: Established as the Diocese of Meerut from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Agra Special churches *Minor Basilicas: ** Basilica of Our Lady of Graces, Sardhana Leadership * Bishops of Meerut (Latin Rite Latin Rite may refer to: *The Latin Church, a ''sui iuris'' church of the Catholic Church *The Latin liturgical rites, a family of Christian rites and uses which includes the Roman Rite *The Roman Rite The Roman Rite () is the most common ritua ...) ** Archbishop Joseph Bartholomew Evangelisti, O.F.M. Cap. (29 February 1956 – 3 August 1973) ** Bishop Patrick Nair (5 April 1974 – 3 December 2008) ** Bishop Francis Kalist (3 December 2008 – 19 March 2022) Appointed Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore ** Diocesan AdministratoFr. Valerian Pinto(2 May 2022 – Present) ** Bishop-elect Bhaskar Jesuraj (13 J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Bhopal
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bhopal () is an archdiocese located in the city of Bhopal in India. History *The history of the inception, growth and blossoming of the Archdiocese of Bhopal as it is today, is one that is replete with God's boundless mercies finding expression in their fullness supplemented by dedicated human response and Endeavour 13 September 1963 is splashed in gold in the life sketch of the Archdiocese of Bhopal, as it was on this day the Archdiocese was made and Most Rev. Dr. Eugene D’ Souza was appointed its first archbishop. Most Rev. Dr. Paschal Topno SVD succeeded Dr. Eugene D’ Souza in 1994 as the new shepherd. Most Rev. Dr. Leo Cornelio SVD succeeded Dr Paschal Topno SVD in 2007 as the new shepherd and in October 2021 Most Rev. Dr. Alangaram Arokia Sebastin Durairaj SVD became the new shepherd of the Archdiocese of Bhopal. He continues to render his services to the archdiocese presently as the Archbishop of Bhopal. The history of the Catholi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Udupi
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Udupi () is a diocese located in the Kallianpur town of Udupi District of Karnataka, India. It was announced by Pope Benedict XVI on 16 July 2012. It comprises the six civil talukas Udupi, Bramavara, Karkala, Kapu, Kundapura and Byndoor and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bangalore. The diocese now contains 47 parishes, the newly elevated Cathedral which was previously a parish church as "Church of Our Lady of Miracles" or the Milagres Church, the parish was partitioned from the Mangalore Diocese, while the parish church was elevated to the Cathedral of Our Lady of Miracles. Overview The Udupi district had been a part of the Diocese of Mangalore since 1887. The diocese was inaugurated on 15 October 2012 by Apostolic Nuncio of India, Salvatore Pennacchio at Milagres Cathedral, Kallianpur. Bishop Gerald Isaac Lobo was appointed the first bishop of the diocese. The Catholics of this district are Mangalorean Catholics. The Udupi dioce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Shimoga
The Diocese of Shimoga () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in India. Its episcopal see is Shimoga. The Diocese of Shimoga is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Bangalore. History * 14 November 1988: Established as Diocese of Shimoga from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bangalore and Diocese of Chikmagalur On 16 July 2012, Gerald Isaac Lobo was appointed as the first bishop of the newly erected Diocese of Udupi and installed on 15 October 2012. Leadership * Bishop A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ...s of Shimoga ** Bishop Francis Serrao, SJ (ordained – 7 May 2014) ** Bishop Gerald Isaac Lobo (20 March 2000 – 16 July 2012) (nominated bishop of Udupi) ** Bishop Ignatius ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Mysore
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mysore () is a suffragan Latin diocese, in the ecclesiastical province of Bangalore in southern India, yet depends on the missionary Dicastery for Evangelization. Its cathedral episcopal see is St. Philomena's Cathedral in the city of Mysore in Karnataka. Statistics As per 2014, it pastorally served 105,113 Catholics (1.0% of 10,056,000 total) on 21,051 km2 in 77 parishes with 157 priests (114 diocesan, 43 religious), 1,224 lay religious (309 brothers, 915 sisters) and 19 seminarians. History * Established on 16 March 1845 as a Pro-Vicariate of Mysore - Bangalore, on territory split off (depending on the source) either from the Apostolic Vicariate of Pondicherry or from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Madura and Coromandel Coast (now Diocese of Tiruchirapalli) * Promoted on 3 April 1850 as the Apostolic Vicariate of Mysore - Bangalore * Promoted on 1 September 1886 as Diocese of Mysore - Bangalore in the Ecclesiastical Metropolitan Prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Mangalore
The Diocese of Mangalore () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Mangalore, India. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Bangalore. At present, it comprises the whole civil districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi in Karnataka state. The area of the Diocese was collectively referred to as South Canara during the Company rule in India, in the subsequent British India after Direct rule from London commenced & in the early post-independence Bombay state, prior to the States Reorganisation Act (1956). It was established as a separate Apostolic Vicariate from the Apostolic Vicariate of Verapoly in 1853, and was promoted to a diocese on 1 September 1886. On Monday, July 16, 2012, it lost territory when Pope Benedict XVI erected the new Roman Catholic Diocese of Udupi (made up of the three civil townships of Udupi, Karkala & KUNDAPURA), which will also become par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Karwar
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Karwar () is a diocese located in the city of Karwar in the ecclesiastical province of Bangalore Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore (List of renamed places in India#Karnataka, its official name until 1 November 2014), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the southern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kar ... in India. Bishops * Bishop-elect Duming Dias (Since 16 January 2024) * Bishop ee vacant(Since May 2019 - 13 January 2024) * Bishop Rt. Rev. DR. Derek Fernandes (2007-2019) * Bishop William Leonard D'Mello (24 January 1976 – 24 February 2007) References External links GCatholic.org Catholic Hierarchy 1976 establishments in Karnataka Christian organizations established in 1976 Christianity in Karnataka Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Roman Catholic dioceses in India Uttara Kannada district {{India-RC-diocese-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Gulbarga
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gulbarga in India was created on 24 June 2005. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Bangalore. Its first bishop 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 Latin Rite. The diocese covers an area of 38,752 km² of the Karnataka state previously belonging to the Archdiocese of Hyderabad and the dioceses of Bellary and Belgaum. The total population in the diocese is 7,012,492, of which 6,425 are Catholic. The diocese is subdivided into 16 parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest#Christianity, priest, often termed a parish pries ...es. External linksOfficial Website of the Diocese [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Chikmagalur
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chikmagalur () is a diocese located in the city of Chikmagalur in the ecclesiastical province of Bangalore in India. History * 16 November 1963: Established as Diocese of Chikmagalur from the Diocese of Mysore Leadership * Bishops of Chikmagalur (Latin Rite Latin Rite may refer to: *The Latin Church, a ''sui iuris'' church of the Catholic Church *The Latin liturgical rites, a family of Christian rites and uses which includes the Roman Rite *The Roman Rite The Roman Rite () is the most common ritua ...) ** Bishop Anthony Swamy Thomasappa (2 February 2007 – present) ** Bishop John Baptist Sequeira (26 January 1987 – 2 December 2006) ** Bishop Alphonsus Mathias (later Archbishop) (16 November 1963 – 12 September 1986) References External links GCatholic.org Catholic Hierarchy Roman Catholic dioceses in India Christian organizations established in 1963 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Bellary
The Diocese of Bellary () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in India. Its episcopal see is Bellary. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian churches, including those of both Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity, that have traditional hierarchical structures. An ecclesiastical province consist ... 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 (Apostolic Administrator 18 November 2006 – 15 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Belgaum
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Belgaum () is a diocese located in the city of Belgaum in the ecclesiastical province of Bangalore in India. History The Belgaum Diocese was erected on 19 September 1953 by the papal bull ''Summa illa Sollicitudo'' of Pope Pius XII. Two civil districts of Belgaum and North Kanara were separated from the Archdiocese of Goa and two other civil districts of Dharwad and Bijapur were taken from the Diocese of Pune in forming the Diocese of Belgaum. The most Rev. Dr. Michael Rodrigues was appointed the first bishop. By the papal bull ''Christi Missium'' of Paul VI, the North Kanara District was separated from the Belgaum Diocese to form the Karwar Diocese on 24 January 1976. It now consists of the civil districts of Belgaum, Bijapur, Bagalkot, Dharwad, Gadag and Haveri in Karnataka State and the Chandgad taluka in Kolhapur District of Maharashtra State. The mother parish of the diocese is known as the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Family Rosary of Fati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
