Roman Catholic Diocese of Balasore

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Balasore (Latin: Balasoren(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Balasore in the Ecclesiastical province of Cuttack–Bhubaneswar in India.

Diocese of Balasore Dioecesis Balasorensis
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Cuttack–Bhubaneswar
Metropolitan	Cuttack–Bhubaneswar
Statistics
Area	25,118 km2 (9,698 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2012) 8,974,200 23,643 (0.3%)
Parishes	39
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Christ the King Cathedral in Balasore
Patron saint	Christ the King
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Vacant
Metropolitan Archbishop	John Barwa
Bishops emeritus	Thomas Thiruthalil Bishop Emeritus (1989-2013)
Website
Website of the Diocese

On Monday, December 9, 2013, Pope Francis accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Balasore, presented by Bishop Thomas Thiruthalil, CM, in accordance with Canon 401.1 of the Latin rite 1983 Code of Canon Law. Pope Francis appointed as Bishop-elect of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Balasore, the Reverend Father Simon Kaipuram, C.M., who until then had been serving as Dean and Professor of Aquinas College of Gopalpur, India, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Berhampur (based in Berhampur, India).