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Archdiocese of Bangalore Archidioecesis Bangalorensis ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಮಹಾಧರ್ಮಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ | |
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Location | |
Country | India |
Ecclesiastical province | Bangalore |
Headquarters | Bangalore |
Coordinates | 12°59′34″N77°36′41″E / 12.9926881°N 77.6112872°E |
Statistics | |
Area | 29,950 km2 (11,560 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2022) 17,165,595 360,561 (2.1%) |
Parishes | 126 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Roman Church |
Rite | Latin Rite or Roman rite |
Established | 13 February 1940 |
Cathedral | St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Bangalore |
Co-cathedral | St. Patrick's Church |
Patron saint | St. Francis Xavier |
Secular priests | 1632 |
Language | Kannada English |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Peter Machado |
Auxiliary Bishops | Most Rev. Arokiaraj Satis Kumar, Most Rev. Joseph Susainathan |
Episcopal Vicars | Rt. Rev. Msgr. Xavier Manavath, CMF |
Bishops emeritus | Bernard Moras (2004-2018) |
Map | |
Website | |
Website of the Archdiocese |
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