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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangalore

Archdiocese of Bangalore

Archidioecesis Bangalorensis

ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಮಹಾಧರ್ಮಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ
St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Bangalore front.jpg
Cathedral of St Francis Xavier
Location
Country India
Ecclesiastical provinceBangalore
HeadquartersBangalore
Coordinates
Statistics
Area29,950 km2 (11,560 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2012)
29,890,000
425,000 (1.4%)
Parishes135
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite or Roman rite
Established13 February 1940
CathedralSt. Francis Xavier's Cathedral
Patron saintSt. Francis Xavier
Secular priests1632
LanguageKannada

English

Tamil
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopPeter Machado
Vicar GeneralMsgr. C. Francis, Msgr. S. Jayanathan
Episcopal VicarsFr. Xavier Manavath, CMF
Bishops emeritusAlphonsus Mathias (1986-1998)
Ignatius Paul Pinto (1998-2004)
Bernard Moras (2004-2018)
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bangalore (Latin: Archidioecesis Bangalorensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in India. It was erected as the Diocese of Bangalore on 13 February 1940 by Pope Pius XII, and elevated to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocese on 19 September 1953, with the suffragan sees of Belgaum, Bellary, Chikmagalur, Gulbarga, Karwar, Mangalore, Udupi, Mysore, and Shimoga.

The archdiocese's mother church and thus seat of its archbishop is the St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral; Bangalore also houses St. Mary's Basilica. Peter Machado was appointed Archbishop of Bangalore by Pope Francis on 19 March 2018.

List of bishops and archbishops of Bangalore

  • Maurice-Bernard-Benoit-Joseph Despatures, MEP (1940–1942)
  • Thomas Pothacamury (1942–1968)
  • Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy later Cardinal (1968–1971)
  • Packiam Arokiaswamy (1971–1986)
  • Alphonsus Mathias (1986–1998)
  • Ignatius Paul Pinto (1998–2004)
  • Bernard Blasius Moras (2004–2018)
  • Peter Machado (2018 – Present)
Domes and crosses of the St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral seen against the Bangalore skyline
St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral

Saints and causes for canonisation

  • Ven. Veronica of the Passion (Sophia Leeves)[1]
  • Servant of God Teresa of St. Rose of Lima[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Saints & Blessed – CCBI". Retrieved 17 October 2019.

External links


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