Roman Catholic Diocese of Chikmagalur

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chikmagalur (Latin: Chikmagaluren(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Chikmagalur in the Ecclesiastical province of Bangalore in India.

Diocese of Chikmagalur Dioecesis Chikmagalurensis ಚಿಕ್ಕಮಗಳೂರು ಧರ್ಮಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Bangalore
Metropolitan	Bangalore
Statistics
Area	14,015 km^2 (5,411 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 3,014,000 36,819 (1.2%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Chikmagalur
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Anthony Swamy Thomasappa
Metropolitan Archbishop	Peter Machado
Bishops emeritus	John Baptist Sequeira Bishop Emeritus (1987-2006)
Website
Website of the Diocese

History

• 16 November 1963: Established as Diocese of Chikmagalur from the Diocese of Mysore

Leadership

• Bishops of Chikmagalur (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Anthony Swamy Thomasappa (2 February 2007 – present)
  • Bishop John Baptist Sequeira (26 January 1987 – 2 December 2006)
  • Bishop Alphonsus Mathias (later Archbishop) (16 November 1963 – 12 September 1986)

References

External links

• GCatholic.org ^{[self-published]}
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}