Roman Catholic Diocese of Bellary

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bellary (Latin: Bellaryen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Bellary in the Ecclesiastical province of Bangalore in India.

Diocese of Bellary

Dioecesis Bellaryensis
Location
Country India
Ecclesiastical provinceBangalore
MetropolitanBangalore
Statistics
Area24,973 km2 (9,642 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2014)
6,172,289
30,718 (0.6%)
Parishes47
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralSt Anthony’s Cathedral in Bellary
Patron saintSt Anthony of Padua
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopHenry D'Souza
Metropolitan ArchbishopPeter Machado
Website
Website of the Diocese

History

  • 15 June 1928: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Bellary from the Diocese of Hyderabad and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madras
  • 10 March 1949: Promoted as Diocese of Bellary

Leadership

  • Bishops of Bellary (Latin Rite)
    • 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)
  • Ecclesiastical Superiors of Bellary (Latin Rite)
    • Fr. John Forest Hogan, O.F.M. (later Bishop) (1934 – 10 March 1949)
    • Fr. Ernesto Reilly, O.F.M. (1928 – 1934)

Saints and causes for canonisation

  • Servant of God Msgr. Francis Xavier Kroot, MHM[1]  

References

  1. "Saints & Blessed – CCBI". Retrieved 17 October 2019.


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