Roman Catholic Diocese of Chikmagalur

Roman Catholic diocese in Karnataka, India

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Diocese of Chikmagalur

Dioecesis Chikmagalurensis

ಚಿಕ್ಕಮಗಳೂರು ಧರ್ಮಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ

Location
Country|  India
Ecclesiastical province| Bangalore
Metropolitan| Bangalore
Statistics
Area| 14,015 km2 (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| Leo XIV
Bishop| Anthony Swamy Thomasappa
Metropolitan Archbishop| Peter Machado
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

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.

## History

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

## Leadership

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* 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

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## External links

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* GCatholic.org [self-published]
* Catholic Hierarchy [self-published]

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