Roman Catholic Diocese of Ballari explained

Jurisdiction:	Diocese
Bellary
Latin:	Dioecesis Bellaryensis
Country:	India
Province:	Bangalore
Denomination:	Catholic Church
Sui Iuris Church:	Latin Church
Rite:	Roman Rite
Cathedral:	St Anthony’s Cathedral in Bellary
Parishes:	47
Patron:	St Anthony of Padua
Area Km2:	24,973
Population:	6,172,289
Population As Of:	2014
Catholics:	30,718
Catholics Percent:	0.6
Metro Archbishop:	Peter Machado
Website:	Website of the Diocese
Map:	Map of Roman Catholic Diocese of Bellary.png

The Diocese of Bellary (la| Bellaryen(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in India. Its episcopal see is Bellary. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Bangalore.

History

• 15 June 1928: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Bellary from the Diocese of Hyderabad and Archdiocese of Madras
• 10 March 1949: Promoted as Diocese of Bellary

Ordinaries

• Ecclesiastical superiors
  • Fr. John Forest Hogan, O.F.M. (later Bishop) (1934 – 10 March 1949)
  • Fr. Ernesto Reilly, O.F.M. (1928 – 1934)
• Bishops
  • Bishop Henry D’Souza (15 March 2008 – present)
  • Archbishop Bernard Blasius Moras (Apostolic Administrator 18 November 2006 – 15 March 2008)
  • Bishop Joseph D’Silva (6 October 1992 – 17 November 2006)
  • Bishop Ambrose Papaiah Yeddanapalli, O.F.M. (10 December 1963 – 1992)
  • Bishop John Forest Hogan, O.F.M. (10 March 1949 – 23 September 1962)

Saints and causes for canonisation

• Servant of God Msgr. Francis Xavier Kroot, MHM^[1]  

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Saints & Blessed – CCBI. 17 October 2019.