Roman Catholic Diocese of Bellary

Diocese of Bellary

*Dioecesis Bellaryensis*
Diocese of Bellary; Dioecesis Bellaryensis
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Bangalore
Metropolitan	Bangalore
Statistics
Area	24,973 km2 (9,642 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2014); 6,172,289; 30,718 (0.6%)
Parishes	47
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	St Anthony’s Cathedral in Bellary
Patron saint	St Anthony of Padua
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Henry D'Souza
Metropolitan Archbishop	Peter Machado
Website
	Website of the Diocese

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

History[edit]

15 June 1928: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Bellary from the Diocese of Hyderabad and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madras
10 March 1949: Promoted as Diocese of Bellary

Leadership[edit]

Bishops of Bellary (Latin Rite)
- Bishop Henry D’Souza (15 March 2008 – present)
- Archbishop Bernard Blasius Moras (Apostolic Administrator 18 November 2006 – 15 March 2008)
- Bishop Joseph D’Silva (6 October 1992 – 17 November 2006)
- Bishop Ambrose Papaiah Yeddanapalli, O.F.M. (10 December 1963 – 1992)
- Bishop John Forest Hogan, O.F.M. (10 March 1949 – 23 September 1962)
Ecclesiastical Superiors of Bellary (Latin Rite)
- Fr. John Forest Hogan, O.F.M. (later Bishop) (1934 – 10 March 1949)
- Fr. Ernesto Reilly, O.F.M. (1928 – 1934)

Saints and causes for canonisation[edit]

Servant of God Msgr. Francis Xavier Kroot, MHM^[1]

References[edit]

↑ "Saints & Blessed – CCBI". Retrieved 17 October 2019.

Coordinates: 15°08′25″N 76°53′57″E / 15.1403°N 76.8992°E / 15.1403; 76.8992

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[CCBI-1] "Saints & Blessed – CCBI". Retrieved 17 October 2019.

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