Parishes 24 Pope Francis Parish 24 Patron saint Saint Joseph | Rite Syro-Malabar Rite Area 8,465 km² Country India Established 29 August 2007 | |
Metropolitan Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Tellicherry Cathedral Pro-Cathedral of St Anthony in Iduvally Major Archbishop Mar George Cardinal Alencherry Population - Total - Catholics (as of 2012); 1,709,000; 9,391 (0.5%) Ecclesiastical province Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Tellicherry | ||
The Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Bhadravathi was created by Benedict XVI's Papal bull "Cum Ampla" as a suffragan of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Tellicherry. The territory of the diocese of Bhadravathi thus includes two civil districts of Karnataka State - Shimoga and Chikmagalur.
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