Roman Catholic Diocese of Bellary
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bellary (Latin: Bellaryen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Bellary in the Ecclesiastical province of Bangalore in India.
Diocese of Bellary Dioecesis Bellaryensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  |
| Ecclesiastical province | Bangalore |
| Metropolitan | Bangalore |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 24,973 km2 (9,642 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2014) 6,172,289 30,718 (0.6%) |
| Parishes | 47 |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | St Anthony’s Cathedral in Bellary |
| Patron saint | St Anthony of Padua |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Henry D'Souza |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Peter Machado |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
History
- 15 June 1928: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Bellary from the Diocese of Hyderabad and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madras
- 10 March 1949: Promoted as Diocese of Bellary
Leadership
- Bishops of Bellary (Latin Rite)
- Bishop Henry D’Souza (15 March 2008 – present)
- Archbishop Bernard Blasius Moras (Apostolic Administrator 18 November 2006 – 15 March 2008)
- Bishop Joseph D’Silva (6 October 1992 – 17 November 2006)
- Bishop Ambrose Papaiah Yeddanapalli, O.F.M. (10 December 1963 – 1992)
- Bishop John Forest Hogan, O.F.M. (10 March 1949 – 23 September 1962)
- Ecclesiastical Superiors of Bellary (Latin Rite)
- Fr. John Forest Hogan, O.F.M. (later Bishop) (1934 – 10 March 1949)
- Fr. Ernesto Reilly, O.F.M. (1928 – 1934)
Saints and causes for canonisation
- Servant of God Msgr. Francis Xavier Kroot, MHM[1]
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