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Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar

Archidioecesis Cuttackensis-Bhubanesvarensis



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Bishop(s)

  • John Barwa, S.V.D., Archbishop

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 24 January 1974
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: India
  • Square Kilometers: 32,440 (12,529 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Archbishop's House, St. Mother Teresa Road, 9/16 Satya Nagar, Bhubaneswar-751007, Orissa, India
  • Telephone: (0674)257.52.25
  • Fax: 257.53.97

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Mission "Sui Iuris" of Cuttack
18 July 1928ErectedDiocese of Vizagapatnam (Civil districts of Ganjam and southern Orissa) Mission "Sui Iuris" of Cuttack (erected)
Diocese of Cuttack
1 June 1937ElevatedMission "Sui Iuris" of Cuttack Diocese of Cuttack
19 September 1953Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Cuttack (from Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor))
20 June 1957Territory AddedDiocese of Cuttack
Diocese of Visakhapatnam
16 June 1966Territory AddedDiocese of Visakhapatnam (Part of Koraput District) Diocese of Cuttack
8 June 1968Territory AddedArchdiocese of Calcutta (Cuttack north of the river Mahanadi) Diocese of Cuttack
24 January 1974Territory LostDiocese of Cuttack (Parts of Ganjam and Koraput)
Diocese of Visakhapatnam (Kalahandi and Parts of Ganjam and Koraput)
Diocese of Berhampur (erected)
Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
24 January 1974ElevatedDiocese of Cuttack Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Cuttack
195012,5004,900,000.3%3212452021426ap1951
196946,8627,620,000.6%324072650557722ap1971
Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
198024,2777,387,000.3%2963569378419ap1981
199033,2718,780,000.4%3423575833515819ap1991
199949,3919,935,372.5%5030806174116330ap2000
200049,3919,935,372.5%5030806174116330ap2001
200152,0009,935,372.5%5529846194516731ap2002
200258,1969,935,372.6%5933926325916031ap2003
200359,77511,500,000.5%5535906646418231ap2004
200461,37811,500,000.5%5133847305819432ap2005
200662,98511,580,000.5%70451155479118134ap2007
201365,62112,718,000.5%77541315009820036ap2014
201670,20012,824,000.5%90541444878820036ap2017
201970,30013,264,000.5%75721474789222437ap2020
202175,27513,540,000.6%88711594739521538ap2022

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 Cuttack
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 21, Page 148, and Page 149
  • Diocese of Cuttack
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 29, Page 467, to Page 469
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 46, Page 83, to Page 87
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 50, Page 117
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 58, Page 597
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 60, Page 405, and Page 406
  • Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 66, Page 369, and Page 370

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