Roman Catholic Diocese of Poona

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Diocese of Poona

Dioecesis Poonensis
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St. Patrick's Cathedral, Poona
Location
CountryIndia
Metropolitan Bombay
Statistics
Area49,687 km2 (19,184 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2005)
24,305,883
64,234 (0.3%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop John Rodrigues
Metropolitan Archbishop Oswald Gracias
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Poona is a diocese located in the city of Pune in the ecclesiastical province of Archdiocese of Mumbai in India.

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The Poona Diocese consists of the civil districts of Pune, Satara, Solapur, Sangli & Kolhapur city. n 1850, St. Patrick's Church, the present cathedral, was built.

Poona became a Vicariate Apostolic by dismemberment from Bombay on March 8, 1854, and was turned over to the Jesuits. The Vicar Apostolic of Bombay remained Administrator till the Hierarchy was established in 1886. The Jesuit Bernard Bieder-Linden was appointed its first bishop.

On October 20, 1953, the Catholics of Ratnagiri District and those of the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Pune, who formerly belonged to the Archdiocese of Goa, were placed under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Poona. On November 30, 1953, the districts of Dharwar and Bijapur, formerly in the Poona Diocese were attached to the newly constituted Diocese of Belgaum.

On June 9, 1987, the Diocese of Nashik was created, comprising four districts - Nashik, Dhule, Jalgaon and Ahmednagar - of the Poona Diocese. Jesuit Thomas Bhalerao became its first bishop. St.Patrick's Cathedral was rededicated on October 22, 1987. The roof of the old Cathedral collapsed shortly before midnight on July 15, 1984. The outer walls and facade have been retained, and there is a vaulted roof of concrete.

The Eparchy of Kalyan, which is contiguous with the Archdiocese of Bombay and the Dioceses of Poona and Nashik, was created on May 19, 1988. On August 24, 1988, Paul Chittilapilly was ordained Eparch of Kalyan, and the new diocese was formally inaugurated. All Catholics of the Syro-Malabar rite in the diocese came under his jurisdiction.

The First Diocesan Synod was held at Ishvani Kendra, Pune, from 11 to 14 February 2003. 144 delegates from all the 7 districts attended.

History

Roman Catholic Churches in Pune

Catholics: 11,850
Catholics: 60 Families
C/o Prerna Bhavan, S. No. 93, Tathwade Village,
Near Indira College,
Wakad, Pune 411033.
Mobile: 99233 17352, 94232 17352
Clergy: Rev. Fr. Simon Almeida (Priest-in-charge)
Deacon Roy Dmonte'
Directions
Catholics: 1,220
Catholics: 1,220
Solapur Bazaar
Pune 411 001 Tel : 26362614
Catholics: 3, 800
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Catholics: 1,450
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Catholics: 7,625
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NDA, Khadakvasla,
Pune 411 023 c/o 25675681

Bishops (Latin Rite)

Bishops of Poona

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Crypt of William Zephyrine Gomes, located in the mausoleum of St. Francis Catholic Cemetery in Phoenix, Arizona

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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References

  1. "Poona Diocese".

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