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Roman Catholic Diocese of Mangalore

Coordinates: 12°51′22″N 74°50′11″E / 12.8562°N 74.8363°E / 12.8562; 74.8363
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Diocese of Mangalore

Dioecesis Mangalorensis

ಮಂಗಳೂರು ಧರ್ಮಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ
Our Lady of Rosary of Mangalore
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary
Location
CountryIndia
TerritoryKarnataka
Ecclesiastical provinceBangalore
Statistics
Area5,924 km2 (2,287 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
2,978,560
267,343 (9%)
Parishes124
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established1 September 1886
CathedralOur Lady of Rosary of Mangalore
Patron saintSaint Joseph
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopPeter Paul Saldanha
Metropolitan ArchbishopPeter Machado
DeanFr. John Baptist Crasta
Bishops emeritusAloysius Paul D'Souza
Map
Diocese of Mangalore map
Map highlighting districts falling under the Mangalore Diocese
Website
dioceseofmangalore.org/[usurped]
Milagres church in Hampankatta, Mangalore

The Diocese of Mangalore (Latin: Diocesis Mangalorensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Mangalore, India. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Bangalore. At present, it comprises the whole civil districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi in Karnataka state. The area of the Diocese was collectively referred to as South Canara during the Company rule in India, in the subsequent British India after Direct rule from London commenced & in the early post-independence Bombay state, prior to the States Reorganisation Act (1956). It was established as a separate Apostolic Vicariate from the Apostolic Vicariate of Verapoly in 1853, and was promoted to a diocese on 1 September 1886.

On Monday, July 16, 2012, it lost territory when Pope Benedict XVI erected the new Roman Catholic Diocese of Udupi (made up of the three civil townships of Udipi, Karkala& Coondapoor), which will also become part of the Province of Bangalore.[1]

Saints and causes for canonisation

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Web Translator". www.translatetheweb.com.
  2. ^ "Statues of Saints Zuze Vaz, Mariam Baouardy to be installed at Rosario Cathedral on Jan 10 - Times of India". The Times of India.
  3. ^ "Mangaluru to celebrate canonization of Blessed Mariam of Jesus Crucified on May 17". Udayavani.
  4. ^ "Annual feast of St.Mary of Jesus Crucified (Mariam Baouardy)". Diocese of Mangalore.
  5. ^ "Mangaluru: Canonization of Blessed Mary of Jesus Crucified - A brief history". Daiji World.
  6. ^ "Saints & Blessed – CCBI". Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  7. ^ "2006". newsaints.faithweb.com. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
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12°51′22″N 74°50′11″E / 12.8562°N 74.8363°E / 12.8562; 74.8363