Diocese of Udupi
| Diocese of Udupi | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Bangalore |
| Diocesan bishop | Gerald Isaac Lobo |
| founding | 2012 |
| surface | 3,852 km² |
| Parishes | 51 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 1.180.112 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 61,452 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 5.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 67 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 36 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 597 |
| Friars | 66 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 248 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Miracles |
| Website | http://www.udupidiocese.org/ |
The diocese of Udupi ( lat. : Dioecesis Udupiensis ) is in India situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Udupi . It includes the district Udupi in the state of Karnataka .
history
Pope Benedict XVI founded it on July 16, 2012 with the cession of territory by the Diocese of Mangalore . The first local ordinary is Gerald Isaac Lobo.
See also
Web links
- Entry on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Entry on gcatholic.org (English)