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| Diocese of Bellary Dioecesis Bellaryensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country |  India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Bangalore |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 24,973 km (9,642 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2014) 6,172,289 30,718 (0.6%) |
| Parishes | 47 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | St Anthony’s Cathedral in Bellary |
| Patron saint | St Anthony of Padua |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Henry D'Souza |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Peter Machado |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Diocese of Bellary (Latin: Bellaryen(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in India. Its episcopal see is Bellary. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province 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
- "Saints & Blessed – CCBI". Retrieved 17 October 2019.
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