Cuttack-Bhubaneswar (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

John Barwa, S.V.D., Archbishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 24 January 1974
Metropolitan See
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization
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

Mission "Sui Iuris" of Cuttack
- Latin Name: de Cuttack
- Erected: 18 July 1928
- Country: India
Diocese of Cuttack
- Latin Name: Cuttackensis
- Elevated: 1 June 1937
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Ranchi
- Country: India

Past and Present Ordinaries

Valeriano Guemes Rodriguez, C.M. † (2 Jul 1929 Appointed - 1932 Resigned)
Florencio Sanz Esparza, C.M. † (11 Nov 1932 Appointed - 4 Mar 1948 Resigned)
Pablo Tobar Gonzáles, C.M. † (10 Mar 1949 Appointed - 18 Apr 1971 Died)
Henry Sebastian D’Souza † (24 Jan 1974 Appointed - 29 Mar 1985 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Calcutta)
Raphael Cheenath, S.V.D. † (1 Jul 1985 Appointed - 11 Feb 2011 Retired)
John Barwa, S.V.D. (11 Feb 2011 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Mission "Sui Iuris" of Cuttack
18 July 1928	Erected	Diocese of Vizagapatnam (Civil districts of Ganjam and southern Orissa)	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Cuttack (erected)
Diocese of Cuttack
1 June 1937	Elevated	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Cuttack	Diocese of Cuttack
19 September 1953	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Cuttack (from Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor))
20 June 1957	Territory Added		Diocese of Cuttack Diocese of Visakhapatnam
16 June 1966	Territory Added	Diocese of Visakhapatnam (Part of Koraput District)	Diocese of Cuttack
8 June 1968	Territory Added	Archdiocese of Calcutta (Cuttack north of the river Mahanadi)	Diocese of Cuttack
24 January 1974	Territory Lost	Diocese 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 1974	Elevated	Diocese of Cuttack	Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Diocese of Cuttack

1950 12,500 4,900,000 .3% 3 21 24 520 21 42 6 ap1951

1969 46,862 7,620,000 .6% 32 40 72 650 55 77 22 ap1971

Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar

1980 24,277 7,387,000 .3% 29 6 35 693 7 84 19 ap1981

1990 33,271 8,780,000 .4% 34 23 57 583 35 158 19 ap1991

1999 49,391 9,935,372 .5% 50 30 80 617 41 163 30 ap2000

2000 49,391 9,935,372 .5% 50 30 80 617 41 163 30 ap2001

2001 52,000 9,935,372 .5% 55 29 84 619 45 167 31 ap2002

2002 58,196 9,935,372 .6% 59 33 92 632 59 160 31 ap2003

2003 59,775 11,500,000 .5% 55 35 90 664 64 182 31 ap2004

2004 61,378 11,500,000 .5% 51 33 84 730 58 194 32 ap2005

2006 62,985 11,580,000 .5% 70 45 115 547 91 181 34 ap2007

2013 65,621 12,718,000 .5% 77 54 131 500 98 200 36 ap2014

2016 70,200 12,824,000 .5% 90 54 144 487 88 200 36 ap2017

2019 70,300 13,264,000 .5% 75 72 147 478 92 224 37 ap2020

2021 75,275 13,540,000 .6% 88 71 159 473 95 215 38 ap2022

2023 77,000 13,813,000 .6% 92 71 163 472 95 215 38 ap2024

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Cuttack
1950	12,500	4,900,000	.3%	3	21	24	520	21	42	6	ap1951
1969	46,862	7,620,000	.6%	32	40	72	650	55	77	22	ap1971
Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
1980	24,277	7,387,000	.3%	29	6	35	693	7	84	19	ap1981
1990	33,271	8,780,000	.4%	34	23	57	583	35	158	19	ap1991
1999	49,391	9,935,372	.5%	50	30	80	617	41	163	30	ap2000
2000	49,391	9,935,372	.5%	50	30	80	617	41	163	30	ap2001
2001	52,000	9,935,372	.5%	55	29	84	619	45	167	31	ap2002
2002	58,196	9,935,372	.6%	59	33	92	632	59	160	31	ap2003
2003	59,775	11,500,000	.5%	55	35	90	664	64	182	31	ap2004
2004	61,378	11,500,000	.5%	51	33	84	730	58	194	32	ap2005
2006	62,985	11,580,000	.5%	70	45	115	547	91	181	34	ap2007
2013	65,621	12,718,000	.5%	77	54	131	500	98	200	36	ap2014
2016	70,200	12,824,000	.5%	90	54	144	487	88	200	36	ap2017
2019	70,300	13,264,000	.5%	75	72	147	478	92	224	37	ap2020
2021	75,275	13,540,000	.6%	88	71	159	473	95	215	38	ap2022
2023	77,000	13,813,000	.6%	92	71	163	472	95	215	38	ap2024

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Raphael Cheenath, S.V.D. † (Archbishop: 1 Jul 1985 to 11 Feb 2011)
Henry Sebastian D’Souza † (Archbishop: 24 Jan 1974 to 29 Mar 1985)
Valeriano Guemes Rodriguez, C.M. † (Superior: 2 Jul 1929 to 1932)
Florencio Sanz Esparza, C.M. † (Superior: 11 Nov 1932; Bishop: 14 Jun 1938 to 4 Mar 1948)
Pablo Tobar Gonzáles, C.M. † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1949 to 18 Apr 1971)

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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