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Roman Catholic Diocese of Chikmagalur

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
14,015 km²

Country
  
India

Pope
  
Francis

Phone
  
082622 20389

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Bernard Moras

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2006) 3,014,000 36,819 (1.2%)

Cathedral
  
St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Chikmagalur

Emeritus Bishops
  
John Baptist Sequeira Bishop Emeritus (1987-2006)

Address
  
Jyothi Nilaya Jyothinagara, Chikmagalur, Karnataka 577102

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangalore

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chikmagalur (Latin: Chikmagaluren(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Chikmagalur in the Ecclesiastical province of Bangalore in India.

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History

  • November 16, 1963: Established as Diocese of Chikmagalur from the Diocese of Mysore

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Chikmagalur (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Anthony Swamy Thomasappa (February 2, 2007 - present)
  • Bishop John Baptist Sequeira (January 26, 1987 – December 2, 2006)
  • Bishop Alphonsus Mathias (later Archbishop) (November 16, 1963 – September 12, 1986)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Chikmagalur Wikipedia
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