Diocese of Karwar
| Diocese of Karwar | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Bangalore |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| founding | 1976 |
| surface | 10,277 km² |
| Parishes | 67 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,485,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 44,815 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 3% |
| Diocesan priest | 101 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 23 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 361 |
| Friars | 29 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 248 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady |
The diocese of Karwar ( lat. : Dioecesis Karvarensis ) is in India situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Karwar .
history
The Diocese of Karwar was on January 24, 1976 by Pope Paul VI. Erected from the cession of the diocese of Belgaum and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Bangalore as a suffragan .
Bishops of Karwar
- William Leonard D'Mello , 1976-2007
-
Derek Fernandes , 2007-2019
- Sedis vacancy since May 1, 2019