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Diocese of Bellary

Dioecesis Bellaryensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Henry D’Souza, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 10 March 1949
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bangalore
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: India
  • Square Kilometers: 23,002 (8,884 Square Miles)
  • Description: Bellary, Raichur, and Koppal districts of Karnataka
  • Official Web Site: https://www.bellarydiocese.in
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, 57 Munro Road, Cantonment, Bellary-583104, Karnataka, India
  • Telephone: (08392)240.315

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Mission "Sui Iuris" of Bellary
15 June 1928ErectedDiocese of Hyderabad (Raichur and Gulbarga)
Archdiocese of Madras (Bellary)
Mission "Sui Iuris" of Bellary (erected)
Diocese of Bellary
10 March 1949ElevatedMission "Sui Iuris" of Bellary Diocese of Bellary
19 September 1953Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Bellary (from Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor))
3 July 1959Territory LostDiocese of Bellary (Raydrug, Adoni, and Alur) Diocese of Nellore
3 July 1959Territory LostDiocese of Bellary (Alumpur, Gadwal, Tandur, and Godangal) Archdiocese of Hyderabad
24 June 2005Territory LostDiocese of Belgaum (Bijapur)
Diocese of Bellary (Gulbarga)
Archdiocese of Hyderabad (Bidar)
Diocese of Gulbarga (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Bellary
19506,5953,000,000.2%8152328661ap1951
195910,2626,000,000.2%710176039112ap1960
19709,3443,398,399.3%1412263591311316ap1971
198014,9365,150,000.3%30838393914921ap1981
199018,8935,382,393.4%45348393417426ap1991
199925,1046,113,504.4%5111624041120643ap2000
200025,4506,496,450.4%5114653911421744ap2001
200125,7026,617,902.4%5213653951320344ap2002
200226,2756,627,975.4%5217693801721644ap2003
200326,4456,671,245.4%5222743572221844ap2004
200426,6466,680,846.4%5223753552322244ap2005
200626,3284,142,000.6%5821793332117641ap2007
201229,2624,848,448.6%6525903253820741ap2013
201530,7186,172,289.5%67331003077325347ap2016
201833,8916,475,386.5%6731983456623949ap2019
202034,8936,625,835.5%71431143068522349ap2021
202235,7176,825,835.5%73381113217322249ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Mission "Sui Iuris" of Bellary
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 20, Page 347, and Page 348
  • Diocese of Bellary
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 41, Page 435, to Page 437
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 46, Page 83, to Page 87

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