Roman Catholic Diocese of Mangalore explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Mangalore
Latin:Dioecesis Mangalorensis
Local:ಮಂಗಳೂರು ಧರ್ಮಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ
Image Alt:Our Lady of Rosary of Mangalore
Country:India
Territory:Karnataka
Province:Bangalore
Area Km2:5,924
Population:2,978,560
Population As Of:2012
Catholics:267,343
Catholics Percent:9
Parishes:124
Denomination:Catholic Church
Sui Iuris Church:Latin Church
Established:1 September 1886
Cathedral:Our Lady of Rosary of Mangalore
Patron:Saint Joseph
Bishop:Peter Paul Saldanha
Metro Archbishop:Peter Machado
Map:Diocese of Mangalore map 1.png
Map Alt:Diocese of Mangalore map
Website:dioceseofmangalore.org/
Dean:Fr. John Baptist Crasta

The Diocese of Mangalore (Latin: Diocesis Mangalorensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Mangalore, India. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Bangalore. At present, it comprises the whole civil districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi in Karnataka state. The area of the Diocese was collectively referred to as South Canara during the Company rule in India, in the subsequent British India after Direct rule from London commenced & in the early post-independence Bombay state, prior to the States Reorganisation Act (1956). It was established as a separate Apostolic Vicariate from the Apostolic Vicariate of Verapoly in 1853, and was promoted to a diocese on 1 September 1886.

On Monday, July 16, 2012, it lost territory when Pope Benedict XVI erected the new Roman Catholic Diocese of Udupi (made up of the three civil townships of Udipi, Karkala& Coondapoor), which will also become part of the Province of Bangalore.[1]

Bishops of the Diocese of Mangalore

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Ordinaries

Vicar Apostolics of Mangalore

Auxiliaries

Deaneries

Below are the Deaneries of Mangalore Diocese[3]

Saints and causes for canonisation

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Web Translator. www.translatetheweb.com.
  2. Web site: Editor . News . Bishops of Mangalore Diocese . Diocese of Mangalore . 26 February 2020 . en-gb.
  3. Web site: Deaneries . www.dioceseofmangalore.com .
  4. News: Statues of Saints Zuze Vaz, Mariam Baouardy to be installed at Rosario Cathedral on Jan 10 - Times of India. The Times of India.
  5. News: Mangaluru to celebrate canonization of Blessed Mariam of Jesus Crucified on May 17 . Udayavani.
  6. Web site: Annual feast of St.Mary of Jesus Crucified (Mariam Baouardy) . Diocese of Mangalore.
  7. News: Mangaluru: Canonization of Blessed Mary of Jesus Crucified - A brief history . Daiji World.
  8. Web site: Saints & Blessed – CCBI. Oct 17, 2019.
  9. Web site: 2006. newsaints.faithweb.com. Oct 17, 2019.