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| Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar Archidioecesis Cuttackensis-Bhubanesvarensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country |  India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cuttack-Bhubaneswar |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 32,440 km (12,530 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 13,540,000 75,275 (0.6%) |
| Parishes | 38 |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Most Holy Rosary, Cuttack |
| Patron saint | Saint Joseph |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | John Barwa, S.V.D. |
| Bishops emeritus | Raphael Cheenath Archbishop Emeritus (1985-2011) |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| Website of the Archdiocese | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar (Latin: Cuttacken(sis)-Bhubanesvaren(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar in India.
History
- 18 July 1928: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Cuttack from the Diocese of Vizagapatam
- 1 June 1937: Promoted as Diocese of Cuttack
- 24 January 1974: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cuttack–Bhubaneswar
Leadership
- Archbishops of Metropolitan See of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar (Latin Rite)
- Archbishop John Barwa SVD
- Archbishop Raphael Cheenath, S.V.D. (1 July 1985 – 14 August 2016)
- Archbishop Henry Sebastian D'Souza (24 January 1974 – 29 March 1985)
- Bishops of Cuttack (Latin Rite)
- Bishop Pablo Tobar Gonzáles, C.M. (10 March 1949 – 18 April 1971)
- Bishop Florencio Sanz Esparza, C.M. (11 November 1932 – 4 March 1948)
- Ecclesiastical Superiors of Cuttack (Latin Rite)
- Fr. Valeriano Guemes Rodriguez, C.M. (2 July 1929 – 1932)
Suffragan dioceses
Saints and causes for canonisation
- Blessed Odoric of Pordenone, a Franciscan friar who visited Puri and wrote about the Rath Yatra.
- Servant of God Marian Zelazek, SVD
- Bernard Digal and 6 Lay Companions
Sources
References
- https://www.svdcuria.org/public/infonews/provinces/20nn/201n/1808ine.pdf
- "Indian archdiocese gathering evidence on martyrs of Kandhamal - Vatican News". www.vaticannews.va. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
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