Bellary Diocese
| Bellary Diocese | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Bangalore |
| Diocesan bishop | Henry D'Souza |
| founding | 1928 |
| surface | 23,002 km² |
| Parishes | 47 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 6,172,289 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 30,718 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 0.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 67 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 33 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 307 |
| Friars | 73 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 253 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | St. Antony's Cathedral |
| address | Bishop's House 57 Munro Rd. Bellary-583104, Karnataka India |
| Website | http://www.bellarydiocese.in/ |
The Diocese of Bellary ( lat. : Dioecesis Bellaryensis ) is in India situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Bellary .
history
The diocese of Bellary was founded on June 15, 1928 by Pope Pius XI. Erected as Mission sui juris Bellary from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Madras and the Diocese of Hyderabad . On March 10, 1949 the Mission sui juris Bellary was raised to the diocese. It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Bangalore as a suffragan . The Diocese of Bellary gave on June 24, 2005 parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Gulbarga .
territory
The diocese of Bellary includes the districts of Bellary , Koppal and Raichur in the state of Karnataka .
Ordinaries of Bellary
Superior
- Ernesto Reilly OFM , 1928-1934
- John Forest Hogan OFM, 1934-1949
Bishops
- John Forest Hogan OFM, 1949-1962
- Ambrose Papaiah Yeddanapalli OFM, 1963-1992
-
Joseph D'Silva , 1992-2006
- Bernard Blasius Moras , 2006–2008 ( Apostolic Administrator )
- Henry D'Souza , since 2008