Roman Catholic Diocese of Gulbarga explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Gulbarga
Latin:Dioecesis Gulbargiensis
Country: India
Province:Bangalore
Metropolitan:Bangalore
Area Km2:38,752
Population:6,435,095
Population As Of:2006
Catholics:5,000
Catholics Percent:0.1
Denomination:Catholic
Sui Iuris Church:Latin Church
Rite:Roman Rite
Established:24 June 2005
Cathedral:Cathedral of Mother Mary of Divine Grace in Gulbarga
Bishop:Robert Miranda
Metro Archbishop:Peter Machado
Map:Map of Roman Catholic Diocese of Gulbarga.png

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gulbarga in India was created on 24 June 2005. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Bangalore. Its first bishop is Rev. Robert Miranda. The parish church Mother Mary of Divine Grace in Gulbarga will be the cathedral for the diocese. It was the 150th diocese of India, and the 120th of Latin Rite.

The diocese covers an area of 38,752 km² of the Karnataka state previously belonging to the Archdiocese of Hyderabad and the dioceses of Bellary and Belgaum.

The total population in the diocese is 7,012,492, of which 6,425 are Catholic. The diocese is subdivided into 16 parishes.

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