Bishopric of Berhampur
| Bishopric of Berhampur | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar |
| Diocesan bishop | Sarat Chandra Nayak |
| founding | 1974 |
| surface | 11,920 km² |
| Parishes | 23 (April 11, 2016) |
| Residents | 3,679,472 (April 11, 2016) |
| Catholics | 69,308 (April 11, 2016) |
| proportion of | 1.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 42 (April 11, 2016) |
| Religious priest | 46 (April 11, 2016) |
| Catholics per priest | 788 |
| Friars | 6 (April 11, 2016) |
| Religious sisters | 109 (April 11, 2016) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | Queen of the Missions Cathedral |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Berhampur ( lat. : Dioecesis Berhampurensis ) is in India situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Brahmapur (Berhampur).
history
The diocese Berhampur was on January 24, 1974 by Pope Paul VI. Established with the Apostolic Constitution Verba Iesu Christi from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar and subordinated to this as a suffragan .
On April 11, 2016, there were territorial shares for the establishment of the Rayagada diocese .
territory
The diocese of Berhampur includes the districts of Gajapati and Ganjam in the state of Odisha .
Bishops of Berhampur
- Thomas Thiruthalil CM , 1974–1989, then Bishop of Balasore
- Joseph Das , 1993-2006
- Sarat Chandra Nayak , since 2006
See also
Web links
- Description on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b erezione della diocesi di Rayagada (India) e nomina del primo Vescovo. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , April 11, 2016, accessed April 11, 2016 (Italian).
- ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. Verba Iesu Christi , AAS 66 (1974), n.7, p. 371f.