roman, catholic, archdiocese, bangalore, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, 2018, learn, when, remove, this, mess. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations May 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bangalore Latin Archidioecesis Bangalorensis is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in India It was erected as pro vicariate from 16 March 1845 to 2 April 1850 as Vicariate from 3 April 1850 31 August 1886 as Diocese of Mysore Bangalore in the Ecclesiastical Metropolitan Province of Pondicherry in Southern India from 1 September 1886 12 February 1940 as Diocese of Bangalore on 13 February 1940 by Pope Pius XII and elevated to the rank of a Metropolitan Archdiocese on 19 September 1953 with the Suffragan Dioceses of Belgaum Bellary Chikmagalur Gulbarga Karwar Mangalore Udupi Mysore and Shimoga Archdiocese of BangaloreArchidioecesis Bangalorensisಬ ಗಳ ರ ಮಹ ಧರ ಮಕ ಷ ತ ರSt Francis Xavier s Metropolitan CathedralLocationCountry IndiaEcclesiastical provinceBangaloreHeadquartersBangaloreCoordinates12 59 34 N 77 36 41 E 12 9926881 N 77 6112872 E 12 9926881 77 6112872StatisticsArea29 950 km2 11 560 sq mi Population Total Catholics as of 2012 29 890 000425 000 1 4 Parishes135InformationDenominationRoman CatholicSui iuris churchRoman ChurchRiteLatin Rite or Roman riteEstablished13 February 1940CathedralSt Francis Xavier s Cathedral BangaloreCo cathedralSt Patrick s ChurchPatron saintSt Francis XavierSecular priests1632LanguageKannada Tamil EnglishCurrent leadershipPopeFrancisMetropolitan ArchbishopPeter MachadoVicar GeneralRt Rev Msgr S Jayanathan Rt Rev Msgr C FrancisEpiscopal VicarsRt Rev Msgr Xavier Manavath CMFBishops emeritusAlphonsus Mathias 1986 1998 Bernard Moras 2004 2018 MapWebsiteWebsite of the Archdiocese The archdiocese s mother church and thus seat of its archbishop is the St Francis Xavier s Cathedral Bangalore Bangalore also houses St Mary s Basilica Bishop Peter Machado was appointed Archbishop of Bangalore by Pope Francis on 19 March 2018 Contents 1 List of Vicar Apostolic Bishop and Archbishops of Bangalore 2 Saints and causes for canonisation 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksList of Vicar Apostolic Bishop and Archbishops of Bangalore editBishop Etienne Louis Charbonnaux M E P 1845 1873 Bishop Joseph Auguste Chevalier M E P 1873 1880 Bishop Jean Yves Marie Coadou M E P 1880 1890 Bishop Eugene Louis Kleiner M E P 1890 1910 Bishop Augustin Francois Basle M E P 1910 1915 Bishop Hippolyte Teissier M E P 1916 1922 Bishop Maurice Bernard Benoit Joseph Despatures M E P 1922 1942 Archbishop Thomas Pothacamury 1942 1967 His Eminence Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy Auxiliary Bishop 1962 1964 Coadjutor Archbishop 1964 1967 Archbishop of Bangalore 1967 1971 Archbishop Packiam Arokiaswamy 1971 1986 Archbishop Alphonsus Mathias 1986 1998 Archbishop Ignatius Paul Pinto 1998 2004 Monsignor Thomas Jabamalai Apostolic Administrator Archdiocese of Bangalore 2004 Archbishop Bernard Blasius Moras 2004 2018 Archbishop Peter Machado 2018 Present nbsp Domes and crosses of the St Francis Xavier s Cathedral seen against the Bangalore skyline nbsp St Francis Xavier s CathedralSaints and causes for canonisation editVen Veronica of the Passion Sophia Leeves 1 Servant of God Teresa of St Rose of Lima 1 Servant of God Fr Bastiampillai Anthonipillai Thomas 2 See also editCatholic Church in India Infant Jesus Church BangaloreReferences edit a b Saints amp Blessed CCBI Archived from the original on 18 February 2020 Retrieved 17 October 2019 1964 newsaints faithweb com Archived from the original on 6 November 2014 Retrieved 19 April 2023 External links editOfficial site Catholic Hierarchy GCatholic org nbsp This article about a Roman Catholic diocese in India is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangalore amp oldid 1198238535, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
