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Diocese of Mangalore

Dioecesis Mangalorensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Peter Paul Saldanha, Bishop
  • Aloysius Paul D’Souza, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 1 September 1886
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bangalore
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: India
  • Square Kilometers: 5,924 (2,288 Square Miles)
  • Description: Mangalore, Moodabidri, Belthangady, Bantwal, Puttur, Kadaba, Sullia, and Kasaragod
  • Official Web Site: https://dioceseofmangalore.com
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, Kodialbail P.O., Mangalore-575003, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, India
  • Telephone: (0824)2440.525

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Mangalore
13 March 1853ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Verapoly Vicariate Apostolic of Mangalore (erected)
Diocese of Mangalore
1 September 1886ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Mangalore Diocese of Mangalore
12 June 1923Territory LostDiocese of Coimbatore (Shoranur and Mannarghat (in Wollawanad))
Diocese of Mangalore (North-Malabar)
Diocese of Mysore (Winad)
Diocese of Calicut (erected)
19 September 1953Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Mangalore (from Bombay)
16 July 2012Territory LostDiocese of Mangalore (Udupi, Kundapura, and Karkala) Diocese of Udupi (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Mangalore
1950169,3711,986,1108.5%175442197737455182ap1951
1970216,0842,069,03210.4%2005725784092948120ap1971
1980248,9502,308,12210.8%206672739111051,239127ap1981
1990309,0452,777,91011.1%230893199681151,375133ap1991
1999357,2803,967,3609.0%257863431,0411041,575145ap2000
2000360,8534,044,7078.9%249853341,0801001,595147ap2001
2001364,4624,125,6018.8%255903451,0561051,615149ap2002
2002368,1104,208,1138.7%2521113631,0141321,785150ap2003
2003350,0003,879,4829.0%275863619691121,632150ap2004
2004350,0003,957,0718.8%2871194068621421,633154ap2005
2012267,3432,978,5609.0%275137412648101,489112bul:16Jul2012
2013264,2132,974,2358.9%2981024006603511,404113ap2014
2016259,6003,091,0008.4%2541203746942931,466116ap2017
2019243,5202,215,63511.0%2501363866302091,499122ap2020
2021255,2102,322,50011.0%2501463966442071,580122ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Mangalore
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 120
  • Diocese of Mangalore
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 46, Page 83, to Page 87

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