The Diocese of Bellary () is a

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Bellary Ballari (formerly Bellary) is a city in the Ballari district in state of Karnataka, India. Ballari houses many steel plants such as JSW Vijayanagar, one of the largest in Asia. Ballari district is also known as the ‘Steel city of South Ind ...

. The diocese is a

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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 (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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