Archdiocese of Bangalore
| Archdiocese of Bangalore | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Diocesan bishop | Peter Machado |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop |
Alphonsus Mathias Ignatius Paul Pinto Bernard Blasius Moras |
| founding | 1940 |
| surface | 27,123 km² |
| Parishes | 139 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 16,768,000 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 436,600 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 2.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 129 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 1,332 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 299 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Friars | 4,475 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 7.130 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| cathedral | St. Francis Xavier |
| address | Archbishop's House P.B. 2 75 Miller's Road Bangalore-560046 India |
| Website | official website |
The Archdiocese of Bangalore ( Latin Archidioecesis Bangalorensis ) is an archdiocese of Roman Catholic in India with its seat in Bangalore .
history
The present archdiocese was originally part of the Mysore Mission . Bangalore was established as a separate diocese on February 13, 1940 and elevated to an archdiocese on September 19, 1953. On November 14, 1988, parts of the diocesan area were given to the newly established Shimoga diocese .
Ecclesiastical province
- Archdiocese of Bangalore
- Diocese of Belgaum
- Bellary Diocese
- Diocese of Chikmagalur
- Diocese of Gulbarga
- Diocese of Karwar
- Diocese of Mangalore
- Diocese of Mysore
- Shimoga diocese
- Diocese of Udupi
Ordinaries
Bishops
- Maurice-Bernard-Benoit-Joseph Despatures MEP (1940–1942)
- Thomas Pothacamury (1942–1953)
Archbishops
- Thomas Pothacamury (1953–1968)
- Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy (1968–1971)
- Packiam Arokiaswamy (1971–1986)
- Alphonsus Mathias (1986-1998)
- Ignatius Paul Pinto (1998-2004)
- Bernard Blasius Moras (2004-2018)
- Peter Machado (since 2018)