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Diocese of Chikmagalur

Dioecesis Chikmagalurensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 16 November 1963
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bangalore
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: India
  • Square Kilometers: 14,015 (5,413 Square Miles)
  • Description: Chikmagalur and Hassan
  • Official Web Site: https://chikmagalurdiocese.com
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's Office, Jyothi Nilaya, Jyothinagar, Chikmagalur - 577102, Karnataka, India
  • Telephone: (08262)220.389
  • Fax: (same)

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
16 November 1963ErectedDiocese of Mysore (Shimoga, Chikmagalur, and Hassan) Diocese of Chikmagalur (erected)
14 November 1988Territory LostArchdiocese of Bangalore (Chitradurga)
Diocese of Chikmagalur (Shimoga)
Diocese of Shimoga (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
196933,0003,034,0001.1%307378911119920ap1971
198049,5003,410,0001.5%47653933623229ap1981
199035,1532,268,7831.5%3710477471619929ap1991
199938,8732,627,6911.5%4816646071825433ap2000*
200038,1852,632,6251.5%4716636061923133ap2001
200139,6312,685,2771.5%4619656092224833ap2002
200239,4312,860,4231.4%4619656062223933ap2003
200339,1592,860,4231.4%4818665932125233ap2004
200436,3062,901,4281.3%4920695262322334ap2005
200636,8193,014,0001.2%5318715182023734ap2007
201358,2793,238,0001.8%5020708322324738ap2014
201631,1982,896,0001.1%5428823803223942ap2017
201939,6752,913,9741.4%6433974093425442ap2020
202139,9952,975,2601.3%6323864652323642ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 56, Page 666, and Page 667

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