Roman Catholic Diocese of Shimoga

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Diocese of Shimoga

Dioecesis Shimogaensis

ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗ ಧರ್ಮಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ
Sacred Heart Church, Shimoga.jpg
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Location
CountryIndia
Ecclesiastical province Bangalore
Statistics
Area21,405 km2 (8,265 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2010)
  • 7,822,000
  • 21,006 (0.3%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
CathedralSacred Heart Cathedral in Shimoga
Patron saintSacred Heart of Jesus
Current leadership
Pope Leo XIV
Bishop sede vacante
Metropolitan Archbishop Peter Machado
Map
Map of Roman Catholic Diocese of Shimoga.png
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Shimoga (Latin : Shimogaen(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in India. Its episcopal see is Shimoga. The Diocese of Shimoga is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Bangalore.

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History

On 16 July 2012, Gerald Isaac Lobo was appointed as the first bishop of the newly erected Diocese of Udupi and installed on 15 October 2012.

Leadership

Saints and causes for canonisation

References

  1. "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Blog Archive » Venerable Mary Jane Wilson". CatholicSaints.Info. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2020.

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