Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangalore
| Archdiocese of Bangalore Archidioecesis Bangalorensis बंगलौर के सूबा | |
|---|---|
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Cathedral of St Francis Xavier | |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Bangalore |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 12°59′34″N 77°36′41″E / 12.9926881°N 77.6112872°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 29,950 km2 (11,560 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2012) 29,890,000 425,000 (1.4%) |
| Parishes | 135 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite or Roman rite |
| Established | 13 February 1940 |
| Cathedral | St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral |
| Secular priests | 1632 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Bernard Moras |
| Emeritus Bishops |
Alphonsus Mathias Archbishop Emeritus (1986-1998) Ignatius Paul Pinto Archbishop Emeritus (1998-2004) |
| Website | |
| Website of the Archdiocese | |
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bangalore (Latin: Archidioecesis Bangalorensis) 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, with the suffragan sees of Belgaum, Bellary, Chikmagalur, Gulbarga, Karwar, Mangalore, Udupi, Mysore, and Shimoga.
The archdiocese's mother church and thus seat of its archbishop is the St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral; Bangalore also houses St. Mary's Basilica. Bernard Blasius Moras was appointed Archbishop of Bangalore by Pope John Paul II on July 22, 2004.
List of bishops and archbishops of Bangalore
- Maurice-Bernard-Benoit-Joseph Despatures, MEP (1940–1942)
- Thomas Pothacamury (1942–1968)
- Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy (1968–1971)
- Packiam Arokiaswamy (1971–1986)
- Alphonsus Mathias (1986–1998)
- Ignatius Paul Pinto (1998–2004)
- Bernard Blasius Moras (2004–present)
Domes and crosses of the St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral seen against the Bangalore skyline
St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral
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