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Diocese of Karwar

Dioecesis Karvarensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Duming Dias, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 24 January 1976
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bangalore
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: India
  • Square Kilometers: 10,277 (3,969 Square Miles)
  • Description: North Kanara
  • Official Web Site: https://www.karwardiocese.com
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's Office, Puneeth Sadan, Shirwad, Karwar-581306, Uttar Kannada, Karnataka, India
  • Telephone: (08382)282.364

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
24 January 1976ErectedDiocese of Belgaum (North Kanara (Uttara Kannada)) Diocese of Karwar (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
198041,5231,307,2863.2%2614401,0381412929ap1981
199046,8091,544,7003.0%499588071219742ap1991
199950,5251,570,0003.2%8711985151326059ap2000
200051,2001,562,7833.3%89111005121326063ap2001
200152,7451,850,0002.9%7512876061421965ap2002
200253,2001,850,0002.9%7612886041522465ap2003
200353,6001,850,0002.9%7612886091522765ap2004
200453,8701,353,3004.0%7913925851522265ap2005
200653,8001,368,0003.9%84181025272122465ap2007
201344,4501,428,0003.1%102191213672123865ap2014
201644,8151,485,0003.0%101231243612924867ap2017
201945,5151,536,1303.0%111261373323325268ap2020
202146,2821,568,5303.0%113261393323123268ap2022

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 69, Page 312, and Page 313

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