Roman Catholic Diocese of Chikmagalur
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chikmagalur is a diocese
located in the city of Chikmagalur 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 Chikmagalur 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
- November 16, 1963: Established as Diocese of Chikmagalur from the Diocese of Mysore
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 Chikmagalur (Latin Rite)- Bishop Anthony Swamy Thomasappa (December 2, 2006 – present)
- Bishop John Baptist Sequeira (January 26, 1987 – December 2, 2006)
- Bishop Alphonsus Mathias (later Archbishop) (November 16, 1963 – September 12, 1986)