Diocese of Gulbarga
| Diocese of Gulbarga | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Bangalore |
| Diocesan bishop | Robert Michael Miranda |
| Vicar General | Denis Menezes |
| founding | 2005 |
| surface | 32,157 km² |
| Parishes | 27 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 7,348,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 7,730 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 0.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 33 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 35 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 114 |
| Friars | 39 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 192 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | Cathedral of Mother Mary of Divine Grace |
| address | Bishop's House Mother of Divine Grace Cathedral Church Road Gulbarga-585103, Karnataka India |
| Website | http://www.gulbargadiocese.com/ |
The diocese of Gulbarga ( lat. : Dioecesis Gulbargiensis ) is in India situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Gulbarga .
history
The diocese of Gulbarga was on June 24, 2005 by Pope Benedict XVI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Cum petitum esset from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Hyderabad and the dioceses of Belgaum and Bellary . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Bangalore as a suffragan . First Bishop was Robert Michael Miranda .
territory
The Gulbarga diocese includes the districts of Bidar , Bijapur and Gulbarga in the state of Karnataka .