Archdiocese of Bangalore

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Bishop(s) Bernard Blasius Moras, Archbishop Alphonsus Mathias, Archbishop Emeritus Ignatius Paul Pinto, Archbishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Belgaum Bellary Chikmagalur Gulbarga Karwar Mangalore Mysore Shimoga

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 19 September 1953 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: India Square Kilometers: 29,950 (11,568 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.bangalorearchdiocese.com/ Mailing Address: Archbishop's House, P.B. 2, 75 Miller's Road, Bangalore-560046, India Telephone: (080)2333.04.38; 2333.08.38 Fax: 2353.16.00

Historical Details

• Diocese of Bangalore
  • Latin Name: Bangalorensis
  • Erected: 13 February 1940
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Pondicherry
  • Country: India

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Maurice-Bernard-Benoit-Joseph Despatures, M.E.P. † (13 Feb 1940 Appointed - 6 Sep 1942 Resigned)
• Thomas Pothacamury (Pothakamuri) † (15 Oct 1942 Appointed - 11 Jan 1968 Died)
• Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy (11 Jan 1968 Succeeded - 30 Apr 1971 Resigned)
• Packiam Arokiaswamy † (6 Dec 1971 Appointed - 12 Sep 1986 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Tanjore)
• Alphonsus Mathias (12 Sep 1986 Appointed - 24 Mar 1998 Resigned)
• Ignatius Paul Pinto (10 Sep 1998 Appointed - 22 Jul 2004 Retired)
• Bernard Blasius Moras (22 Jul 2004 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Bangalore
13 February 1940	Erected	Diocese of Mysore	Diocese of Bangalore (erected)
Archdiocese of Bangalore
19 September 1953	Elevated	Diocese of Bangalore	Archdiocese of Bangalore
14 November 1988	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Bangalore Diocese of Chikmagalur	Diocese of Shimoga (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Bangalore
1950	76,716	4,700,000	1.6%	66	25	91	843		36	432	28	ap1951
Archdiocese of Bangalore
1959	95,027	6,200,000	1.5%	78	105	183	519		159	576	37	ap1960
1970	133,827	6,257,670	2.1%	103	158	261	512		641	1,042	46	ap1971
1980	193,043	8,596,000	2.2%	94	196	290	665	5	567	1,625	56	ap1981
1988	262,350	13,446,500	2.0%	94	278	372	705		931	4,166	78	ap1991
1999	278,323	19,437,773	1.4%	98	439	537	518		1,433	4,165	89	ap2000
2000	332,120	19,437,773	1.7%	100	472	572	580		1,441	4,189	95	ap2001
2001	347,250	19,437,773	1.8%	97	489	586	592		1,446	4,215	98	ap2002
2002	358,390	19,437,773	1.8%	100	470	570	628		1,790	4,160	104	ap2003
2003	361,835	20,186,450	1.8%	94	502	596	607		1,794	4,217	115	ap2004
2004	365,100	20,192,840	1.8%	97	511	608	600		1,737	4,238	117	ap2005
2006	406,182	27,557,000	1.5%	102	1,530	1,632	248		4,130	6,570	128	ap2007

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops

• Packiam Arokiaswamy † (Archbishop: 6 Dec 1971 to 12 Sep 1986)
• Fortunato da Veiga Coutinho † (Priest: 26 Oct 1944 to 2 Jul 1962)
• Maurice-Bernard-Benoit-Joseph Despatures, M.E.P. † (Bishop: 13 Feb 1940 to 6 Sep 1942)
• Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy (Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Jul 1962; Coadjutor Archbishop: 9 Nov 1964; Archbishop: 11 Jan 1968 to 30 Apr 1971)
• Alphonsus Mathias (Archbishop: 12 Sep 1986 to 24 Mar 1998)
• Bernard Blasius Moras (Archbishop: 22 Jul 2004 - )
• Ignatius Paul Pinto (Archbishop: 10 Sep 1998 to 22 Jul 2004)
• Thomas Pothacamury (Pothakamuri) † (Bishop: 15 Oct 1942; Archbishop: 19 Sep 1953 to 11 Jan 1968)
• Anthony Swamy Thomasappa (Priest: 20 May 1984 to 2 Dec 2006)