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	\| cathedral = [[St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Bangalore\|St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral]]		\| cathedral = [[St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Bangalore\|St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral]]
	\| cocathedral =St. Patrick's Church		\| cocathedral = St. Patrick's Church
	\| patron = [[St. Francis Xavier]]		\| patron = [[St. Francis Xavier]]
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	\| patriarch =~~Holy Supreme Patriarch Francis I, Patriarch of Latin Church~~		\| patriarch =
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	\| episcopal_vicar = Rt. Rev. Msgr. Xavier Manavath, CMF		\| episcopal_vicar = Rt. Rev. Msgr. Xavier Manavath, CMF
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	\| emeritus_bishops = [[Alphonsus Mathias]] <small>(1986-1998)</small><br>[[Ignatius Paul]] ~~Pinto~~ <small>(1998-2004)</small><br>[[Bernard Moras]] <small>(2004-2018)</small>		\| emeritus_bishops = [[Alphonsus Mathias]] <small>(1986-1998)</small><br>[[Ignatius Paul Pinto]] <small>(1998-2004)</small><br>[[Bernard Moras]] <small>(2004-2018)</small>
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	\|coat=\|flag=\|headquarters=Bangalore\|sui_iuris_church=Roman Church\|founded=1845\|dissolved=\|language=		\|coat=\|flag=\|headquarters=Bangalore\|sui_iuris_church=Roman Church\|founded=1845\|dissolved=\|language=
	Kannada		[[Kannada]]
	Tamil		[[Tamil language\|Tamil]]
	English}}		[[English language\|English]]}}

	The '''[[Roman Catholic Church\|Roman Catholic]] [[Metropolitan bishop\|Metropolitan]] [[Diocese\|Archdiocese]] of [[Bangalore]]''' ({{lang-la\|Archidioecesis Bangalorensis}}) is an ecclesiastical territory or [[diocese]] of the [[~~Roman~~ Catholic Church]] in [[India]]. It was erected as pro-vicariate from (16 March 1845 to 2 April 1850), as Vicariate from (3 April 1850 - 31 August 1886), as Diocese of Mysore - Bangalore in the [[Ecclesiastical province\|Ecclesiastical Metropolitan Province]] of '''Pondicherry''' in Southern India from (1 September 1886 - 12 February 1940), as '''Diocese of Bangalore''' on 13 February 1940 by [[Pope Pius XII]], and elevated to the rank of a [[Metropolitan bishop\|Metropolitan Archdiocese]] on 19 September 1953, with the [[Suffragan bishop\|Suffragan]] Dioceses of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Belgaum\|Belgaum]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Bellary\|Bellary]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Chikmagalur\|Chikmagalur]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Gulbarga\|Gulbarga]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Karwar\|Karwar]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Mangalore\|Mangalore]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Udupi\|Udupi]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Mysore\|Mysore]], and [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Shimoga\|Shimoga]].		The '''[[Roman Catholic Church\|Roman Catholic]] [[Metropolitan bishop\|Metropolitan]] [[Diocese\|Archdiocese]] of [[Bangalore]]''' ({{lang-la\|Archidioecesis Bangalorensis}}) is an ecclesiastical territory or [[diocese]] of the [[Catholic Church in India]]. It was erected as pro-vicariate from (16 March 1845 to 2 April 1850), as Vicariate from (3 April 1850 - 31 August 1886), as Diocese of Mysore - Bangalore in the [[Ecclesiastical province\|Ecclesiastical Metropolitan Province]] of '''Pondicherry''' in [[South India\|Southern India]] from (1 September 1886 - 12 February 1940), as '''Diocese of Bangalore''' on 13 February 1940 by [[Pope Pius XII]], and elevated to the rank of a [[Metropolitan bishop\|Metropolitan Archdiocese]] on 19 September 1953, with the [[Suffragan bishop\|Suffragan]] Dioceses of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Belgaum\|Belgaum]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Bellary\|Bellary]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Chikmagalur\|Chikmagalur]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Gulbarga\|Gulbarga]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Karwar\|Karwar]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Mangalore\|Mangalore]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Udupi\|Udupi]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Mysore\|Mysore]], and [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Shimoga\|Shimoga]].

	The archdiocese's [[Mother Church\|mother church]] and thus seat of its archbishop is the [[St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Bangalore\|St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral]]; Bangalore also houses [[St. Mary's Basilica, Bangalore\|St. Mary's Basilica]]. [[Peter Machado\|Bishop Peter Machado]] was appointed Archbishop of Bangalore by [[Pope Francis~~\|Pope Francis I~~]] on 19 March 2018.		The archdiocese's [[Mother Church\|mother church]] and thus seat of its archbishop is the [[St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Bangalore\|St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral]]; Bangalore also houses [[St. Mary's Basilica, Bangalore\|St. Mary's Basilica]]. [[Peter Machado\|Bishop Peter Machado]] was appointed Archbishop of Bangalore by [[Pope Francis]] on 19 March 2018.

	==List of Vicar Apostolic, Bishop and Archbishops of Bangalore==		==List of Vicar Apostolic, Bishop and Archbishops of Bangalore==
	*[[~~Bishop~~ Etienne-Louis Charbonnaux ~~M.E.P.~~]], [[Paris Foreign Missions Society\|~~MEP~~]] (1845–1873)		*Bishop [[Etienne-Louis Charbonnaux]], [[Paris Foreign Missions Society\|M.E.P.]] (1845–1873)
	*[[~~Bishop~~ Joseph-Auguste Chevalier, M.E.P.]] (1873–1880)		*Bishop [[Joseph-Auguste Chevalier]], M.E.P. (1873–1880)
	*[[~~Bishop~~ Jean-Yves-Marie Coadou, M.E.P.]] (1880–1890)		*Bishop [[Jean-Yves-Marie Coadou]], M.E.P. (1880–1890)
	*[[~~Bishop~~ Eugène-Louis Kleiner, M.E.P.]] (1890–1910)		*Bishop [[Eugène-Louis Kleiner]], M.E.P. (1890–1910)
	*[[~~Bishop~~ Augustin-François Baslé, M.E.P.]] (1910–1915)		*Bishop [[Augustin-François Baslé]], M.E.P. (1910–1915)
	*[[~~Bishop~~ Hippolyte Teissier, M.E.P.]] (1916–1922)		*Bishop [[Hippolyte Teissier]], M.E.P. (1916–1922)
	*[[~~Bishop~~ Maurice-Bernard-Benoit-Joseph Despatures, M.E.P.]] (1922–1942)		*Bishop [[Maurice-Bernard-Benoit-Joseph Despatures]], M.E.P. (1922–1942)
	*[[~~Archbishop~~ Thomas Pothacamury]] (1942–1967)		*Archbishop [[Thomas Pothacamury]] (1942–1967)
	*[[~~His Eminence~~ Duraisamy Simon Cardinal Lourdusamy]], (Auxiliary Bishop (1962-1964), Coadjutor Archbishop (1964-1967), Archbishop of Bangalore (1967–1971)		*His Eminence [[Duraisamy Simon Cardinal Lourdusamy\|Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy]] (Auxiliary Bishop (1962-1964), Coadjutor Archbishop (1964-1967), Archbishop of Bangalore (1967–1971))
	*[[~~Archbishop~~ Packiam Arokiaswamy]] (1971–1986)		*Archbishop [[Packiam Arokiaswamy]] (1971–1986)
	*[[~~Archbishop~~ Alphonsus Mathias]] (1986–1998)		*Archbishop [[Alphonsus Mathias]] (1986–1998)
	*[[~~Archbishop~~ Ignatius Paul Pinto]] (1998–2004)		*Archbishop [[Ignatius Paul Pinto]] (1998–2004)
	*[[~~Right Reverend Monsignor~~ Thomas ~~Jebamalai~~]], Apostolic Administrator, Archdiocese of Bangalore (~~2004–2004~~)		*Monsignor [[Thomas Jabamalai]] (Apostolic Administrator, Archdiocese of Bangalore (2004))
	*[[~~Archbishop~~ Bernard Blasius Moras]] (2004–2018)		*Archbishop [[Bernard Blasius Moras]] (2004–2018)
	*[[~~Archbishop~~ Peter Machado]] (2018 – Present)		*Archbishop [[Peter Machado]] (2018 – Present)

	[[File:St_Francis_Xavier_Cathedral,_Bangalore_night.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Domes and crosses of the St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral seen against the Bangalore skyline]]		[[File:St_Francis_Xavier_Cathedral,_Bangalore_night.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Domes and crosses of the St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral seen against the Bangalore skyline]]
	[[File:St_Francis_Xavier_Cathedral,_Bangalore_oblique.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral]]		[[File:St_Francis_Xavier_Cathedral,_Bangalore_oblique.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral]]


	==Saints and causes for canonisation==		==Saints and causes for canonisation==
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	==See also==		==See also==
	*[[~~Roman Catholicism~~ in India]]		* [[Catholic Church in India]]
	* [[Infant Jesus Church, Bangalore]]		* [[Infant Jesus Church, Bangalore]]

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{{more footnotes|date=May 2018}}
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{{Infobox diocese
| jurisdiction = Archdiocese
| name = Bangalore
| latin = Archidioecesis Bangalorensis

ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಮಹಾಧರ್ಮಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ
| image = St._Francis_Xavier%27s_Cathedral,_Bangalore_front.jpg
| image_size = 230px
| image_alt =
| caption = Cathedral of St Francis Xavier

| country = {{flag|India}}
| territory =
| province = Bangalore
| metropolitan =
| archdeaconries =
| deaneries =
| subdivisions =
| coordinates = {{Coord|12.9926881|N|77.6112872|E|display=title}}

| area_km2 = 29,950
| area_sqmi = 
| area_footnotes =
| population = 29,890,000
| population_as_of = 2012
| catholics = 425,000
| catholics_percent = 1.4
| parishes = 135
| churches = 
| congregations = 
| schools = 
| members = 

| denomination = [[Roman Catholic]]
| rite = [[Latin Rite]] or [[Roman rite]]
| established = 13 February 1940
| cathedral = [[St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Bangalore|St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral]]
| cocathedral =St. Patrick's Church
| patron = [[St. Francis Xavier]]
| patron_title = 
| priests = 1632

| pope = {{Incumbent pope}} 
| patriarch =Holy Supreme Patriarch Francis I, Patriarch of Latin Church
| major_archbishop =
| bishop =
| bishop_title = Archbishop
| metro_archbishop = [[Peter Machado]]
| coadjutor =
| suffragans = 
| auxiliary_bishops = 
| apostolic_admin =
| vicar_general = Rt. Rev. Msgr. S. Jayanathan,
Rt. Rev. Msgr. C. Francis
| episcopal_vicar = Rt. Rev. Msgr. Xavier Manavath, CMF
| archdeacons = 
| emeritus_bishops = [[Alphonsus Mathias]] (1986-1998) [[Ignatius Paul]] Pinto (1998-2004) [[Bernard Moras]] (2004-2018)

| map =
| map_size =
| map_alt =
| map_caption =

| website = [http://www.bangalorearchdiocese.org/ Website of the Archdiocese]
| footnotes =
|coat=|flag=|headquarters=Bangalore|sui_iuris_church=Roman Church|founded=1845|dissolved=|language=
Kannada
Tamil
English}}

The '''[[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] [[Metropolitan bishop|Metropolitan]] [[Diocese|Archdiocese]] of [[Bangalore]]''' ({{lang-la|Archidioecesis Bangalorensis}}) is an ecclesiastical territory or [[diocese]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] in [[India]]. It was erected as pro-vicariate from (16 March 1845 to 2 April 1850), as Vicariate from (3 April 1850 - 31 August 1886), as Diocese of Mysore - Bangalore in the [[Ecclesiastical province|Ecclesiastical Metropolitan Province]] of '''Pondicherry''' in Southern India from (1 September 1886 - 12 February 1940), as '''Diocese of Bangalore''' on 13 February 1940 by [[Pope Pius XII]], and elevated to the rank of a [[Metropolitan bishop|Metropolitan Archdiocese]] on 19 September 1953, with the [[Suffragan bishop|Suffragan]] Dioceses of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Belgaum|Belgaum]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Bellary|Bellary]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Chikmagalur|Chikmagalur]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Gulbarga|Gulbarga]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Karwar|Karwar]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Mangalore|Mangalore]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Udupi|Udupi]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Mysore|Mysore]], and [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Shimoga|Shimoga]].

The archdiocese's [[Mother Church|mother church]] and thus seat of its archbishop is the [[St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Bangalore|St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral]]; Bangalore also houses [[St. Mary's Basilica, Bangalore|St. Mary's Basilica]]. [[Peter Machado|Bishop Peter Machado]] was appointed Archbishop of Bangalore by [[Pope Francis|Pope Francis I]] on 19 March 2018.

==List of Vicar Apostolic, Bishop and Archbishops of Bangalore==
*[[Bishop Etienne-Louis Charbonnaux M.E.P.]], [[Paris Foreign Missions Society|MEP]] (1845–1873)
*[[Bishop Joseph-Auguste Chevalier, M.E.P.]] (1873–1880)
*[[Bishop Jean-Yves-Marie Coadou, M.E.P.]] (1880–1890)
*[[Bishop Eugène-Louis Kleiner, M.E.P.]] (1890–1910)
*[[Bishop Augustin-François Baslé, M.E.P.]] (1910–1915)
*[[Bishop Hippolyte Teissier, M.E.P.]] (1916–1922)
*[[Bishop Maurice-Bernard-Benoit-Joseph Despatures, M.E.P.]] (1922–1942)
*[[Archbishop Thomas Pothacamury]] (1942–1967)
*[[His Eminence Duraisamy Simon Cardinal Lourdusamy]], (Auxiliary Bishop (1962-1964), Coadjutor Archbishop (1964-1967), Archbishop of Bangalore (1967–1971)
*[[Archbishop Packiam Arokiaswamy]] (1971–1986)
*[[Archbishop Alphonsus Mathias]] (1986–1998)
*[[Archbishop Ignatius Paul Pinto]] (1998–2004)
*[[Right Reverend Monsignor Thomas Jebamalai]], Apostolic Administrator, Archdiocese of Bangalore (2004–2004)
*[[Archbishop Bernard Blasius Moras]] (2004–2018)
*[[Archbishop Peter Machado]] (2018 – Present)

[[File:St_Francis_Xavier_Cathedral,_Bangalore_night.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Domes and crosses of the St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral seen against the Bangalore skyline]]
[[File:St_Francis_Xavier_Cathedral,_Bangalore_oblique.jpg|thumb|250px|left|St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral]]

==Saints and causes for canonisation==
* Ven. [[Veronica of the Passion]] (Sophia Leeves)<ref name="CCBI">{{Cite web|url=http://ccbi.in/saints-blessed/|title=Saints & Blessed – CCBI|accessdate=Oct 17, 2019}}</ref>
* Servant of God [[Teresa of St. Rose of Lima]]<ref name="CCBI" />

==See also==
*[[Roman Catholicism in India]]
* [[Infant Jesus Church, Bangalore]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.bangalorearchdiocese.com Official site]
*[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dbang.html Catholic-Hierarchy]
*[http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/bang0.htm GCatholic.org]

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