Roman Catholic Diocese of Mangalore

Diocese of Mangalore

Dioecesis Mangalorensis

ಮಂಗಳೂರು ಧರ್ಮಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ
Our Lady of Rosary of Mangalore
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary
Location
CountryIndia
TerritoryKarnataka
Ecclesiastical provinceBangalore
Statistics
Area5,924 km2 (2,287 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2012)
2,978,560
267,343 (9%)
Parishes124
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established1 September 1886
CathedralOur Lady of Rosary of Mangalore
Patron saintSaint Joseph
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopPeter Paul Saldanha
Metropolitan ArchbishopPeter Machado
DeanFr. John Baptist Crasta
Bishops emeritusAloysius Paul D'Souza
Map
Diocese of Mangalore map
Map highlighting districts falling under the Mangalore Diocese
Website
dioceseofmangalore.org/
Milagres church in Hampankatta, Mangalore

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[edit]

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Ordinaries[edit]

  • Bishop Peter Paul Saldanha (15 September 2018 – present)
  • Bishop Aloysius Paul D'Souza (8 November 1996 – 15 September 2018)
  • Bishop Basil Salvadore D'Souza (22 March 1965 – 5 September 1996)
  • Bishop Raymond D'Mello (5 February 1959 – 21 April 1964)
  • Bishop Basil Salvador Theodore Peres (4 January 1956 – 24 April 1958)
  • Bishop Victor Rosario Fernandes (16 May 1931 – 4 January 1956)
  • Bishop Valerian Joseph D'Souza (1928 – 14 August 1930)
  • Bishop Paolo Charles Perini, SJ (Apostolic Administrator 1923 – 1928)
  • Bishop Paolo Charles Perini, SJ (17 August 1910 – 12 June 1923)
  • Bishop Abbondio Cavadini, SJ (26 November 1895 – 26 March 1910)

Vicar Apostolics of Mangalore[edit]

  • Bishop Ephrem-Edouard-Lucien-Théoponte Garrelon, OCD (3 June 1870 – 11 April 1873)
  • Bishop Michael Antony of St. Louis OCD (1853-1870)
  • Bishop Bernardine of St. Agnes, OCD (1845-1853)
  • Bishop Thomas de Castro (1674-1684)

Auxiliaries[edit]

Deaneries[edit]

Below are the Deaneries of Mangalore Diocese[3]

  • Bantwal Varado
  • Moodbidri Varado (Central Varado)
  • Central Varado (Cordel)
  • Puttur Varado (Eastern Varado)
  • Episcopal City Varado (Rosario Cathedral)
  • Belthangady Varado (Mangalore East Varado)
  • Kinnigoli Varado (Mangalore North Varado)
  • Mudipu Varado (Mangalore South Varado)
  • Pezar Varado
  • Bela Varado (Southern Varado)
  • St. John Paul II - New Vara do
  • Mother Theresa Varado (Surathkal Varado)

Saints and causes for canonisation[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Web Translator". www.translatetheweb.com.
  2. ^ Editor, News. "Bishops of Mangalore Diocese". Diocese of Mangalore. Retrieved 26 February 2020. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ "Deaneries". www.dioceseofmangalore.com.
  4. ^ "Statues of Saints Zuze Vaz, Mariam Baouardy to be installed at Rosario Cathedral on Jan 10 - Times of India". The Times of India.
  5. ^ "Mangaluru to celebrate canonization of Blessed Mariam of Jesus Crucified on May 17". Udayavani.
  6. ^ "Annual feast of St.Mary of Jesus Crucified (Mariam Baouardy)". Diocese of Mangalore.
  7. ^ "Mangaluru: Canonization of Blessed Mary of Jesus Crucified - A brief history". Daiji World.
  8. ^ "Saints & Blessed – CCBI". Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  9. ^ "2006". newsaints.faithweb.com. Retrieved 17 October 2019.

External links[edit]

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