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.

Diocese of Gulbarga

Dioecesis Gulbargiensis
Location
CountryIndia
Ecclesiastical provinceBangalore
MetropolitanBangalore
Statistics
Area38,752 km2 (14,962 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2006)
6,435,095
5,000 (0.1%)
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established24 June 2005
CathedralCathedral of Mother Mary of Divine Grace in Gulbarga
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopRobert Miranda
Metropolitan ArchbishopPeter Machado
Website
gulbargadiocese.org

The diocese covers an area of 38,752 kmĀ² 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 parishes.


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