Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangalore

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Archdiocese of Bangalore

Archidioecesis Bangalorensis

ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಮಹಾಧರ್ಮಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ

St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Bangalore front.jpg
St. Francis Xavier's Metropolitan Cathedral
Location
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Ecclesiastical province Bangalore
HeadquartersBangalore
Coordinates 12°59′34″N77°36′41″E / 12.9926881°N 77.6112872°E / 12.9926881; 77.6112872
Statistics
Area29,950 km2 (11,560 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2022)
17,165,595
360,561 (2.1%)
Parishes126
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Sui iuris churchRoman Church
Rite Latin Rite or Roman rite
Established13 February 1940
Cathedral St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Bangalore
Co-cathedralSt. Patrick's Church
Patron saint St. Francis Xavier
Secular priests 1632
Language Kannada

Tamil

English
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop Peter Machado
Auxiliary BishopsMost Rev. Arokiaraj Satis Kumar, Most Rev. Joseph Susainathan
Episcopal VicarsRt. Rev. Msgr. Xavier Manavath, CMF
Bishops emeritus Bernard Moras (2004-2018)
Map
Map of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangalore.png
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bangalore (Latin : Archidioecesis Bangalorensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in India. It was erected as pro-vicariate from (16 March 1845 to 2 April 1850), as Vicariate from (3 April 1850 - 31 August 1886), as Diocese of Mysore - Bangalore in the Ecclesiastical Metropolitan Province of Pondicherry in Southern India from (1 September 1886 - 12 February 1940), as Diocese of Bangalore on 13 February 1940 by Pope Pius XII, and elevated to the rank of a Metropolitan Archdiocese on 19 September 1953, with the Suffragan Dioceses of Belgaum, Bellary, Chikmagalur, Gulbarga, Karwar, Mangalore, Udupi, Mysore, and Shimoga.

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The archdiocese's mother church and thus seat of its archbishop is the St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Bangalore; Bangalore also houses St. Mary's Basilica. Bishop Peter Machado was appointed Archbishop of Bangalore by Pope Francis on 19 March 2018.

List of Vicar Apostolic, Bishop and Archbishops of Bangalore

Domes and crosses of the St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral seen against the Bangalore skyline St Francis Xavier Cathedral, Bangalore night.jpg
Domes and crosses of the St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral seen against the Bangalore skyline
St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral St Francis Xavier Cathedral, Bangalore oblique.jpg
St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral

Saints and causes for canonisation

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