Roman Catholic Diocese of Ballari

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

Diocese of Bellary Dioecesis Bellaryensis
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	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
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman 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
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

History

• 15 June 1928: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Bellary from the Diocese of Hyderabad and Archdiocese of Madras
• 10 March 1949: Promoted as Diocese of Bellary

Ordinaries

• Ecclesiastical superiors
  • Fr. John Forest Hogan, O.F.M. (later Bishop) (1934 – 10 March 1949)
  • Fr. Ernesto Reilly, O.F.M. (1928 – 1934)

• Bishops
  • 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)

Saints and causes for canonisation

• Servant of God Msgr. Francis Xavier Kroot, MHM  

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website