Roman Catholic Diocese of Chikmagalur

Diocese of Chikmagalur Dioecesis Chikmagalurensis ಚಿಕ್ಕಮಗಳೂರು ಧರ್ಮಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Bangalore
Metropolitan	Bangalore
Statistics
Area	14,015 km2 (5,411 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2006) 3,014,000 36,819 (1.2%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Chikmagalur
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Anthony Swamy Thomasappa
Metropolitan Archbishop	Peter Machado
Bishops emeritus	John Baptist Sequeira Bishop Emeritus (1987-2006)
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chikmagalur (Latin: Chikmagaluren(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Chikmagalur in the Ecclesiastical province of Bangalore in India.

History

• 16 November 1963: Established as Diocese of Chikmagalur from the Diocese of Mysore

Leadership

• Bishops of Chikmagalur (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Anthony Swamy Thomasappa (2 February 2007 – present)
  • Bishop John Baptist Sequeira (26 January 1987 – 2 December 2006)
  • Bishop Alphonsus Mathias (later Archbishop) (16 November 1963 – 12 September 1986)

External links

• GCatholic.org ^{[self-published]}
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}