Roman Catholic Diocese of Belgaum
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Belgaum is a diocese
located in the city of Belgaum
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Bangalore
in India.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Belgaum
Belgaum
Belgaum is a city and a municipal corporation in Belgaum district in the state of Karnataka, India. It is the fourth largest city of the state of Karnataka, the first three being Bangalore, Mysore, Hubli-Dharwad....
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Bangalore
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangalore
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bangalore is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in India. It was erected as the Diocese of Bangalore on February 13, 1940 by Pope Pius XII, and elevated to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocese on September 19, 1953,...
in India.
History
- September 19, 1953: Established as Diocese of Belgaum from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goa and Daman and Diocese of Poona
Leadership
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Belgaum (Latin Rite)- Bishop Peter Machado (February 2, 2006 – present)
- Bishop Bernard Blasius MorasBernard Blasius MorasBernard Blasius Moras is an Indian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, currently serving as Archbishop of Bangalore.Born in Kuppepadavu, Mangalore, Karnataka, he was ordained to the priesthood on December 6, 1967...
(later Archbishop) (November 30, 1996 – July 22, 2004) - Bishop Ignatius P. LoboIgnatius P. LoboIgnatius P. Lobo was an Indian prelate of the Catholic Church. As of 2009, he was one of oldest Roman Catholic Bishops from India.Lobo was born in Siolim, India and ordained priest 21 December 1947...
(September 26, 1967 – December 1, 1994) - Bishop Fortunato da Veiga Coutinho (March 15, 1964 – February 8, 1967)
- Bishop Michael Rodrigues (September 19, 1953 – March 15, 1964)