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Diocese of Balasore

Dioecesis Balasorensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Varghese Thottamkara, C.M., Bishop
  • Thomas Thiruthalil, C.M., Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 18 December 1989
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: India
  • Square Kilometers: 28,118 (10,860 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.balasorediocese.org/
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, Vivakananda Marg, Baleshwar-756001, Orissa, India
  • Telephone: (06782)260.077

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Balasore
8 June 1968ErectedArchdiocese of Calcutta (Balasore, Mayurbhanj, and Keonjhar) Prefecture Apostolic of Balasore (erected)
Diocese of Balasore
18 December 1989ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Balasore Diocese of Balasore

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Prefecture Apostolic of Balasore
19701,7552,723,279.1%3ap1971
198010,8804,691,000.2%41418604165817ap1981
Diocese of Balasore
199013,7124,982,000.3%141529472239930ap1991
199917,1144,923,999.3%2314374623813433ap2000
200017,4154,923,999.4%2115364834113633ap2001
200118,9205,283,744.4%2314375114013538ap2002
200219,8007,139,000.3%2610365503713637ap2003
200320,7008,213,900.3%2710375594114037ap2004
200421,3008,289,700.3%3011415194914137ap2005
200621,5808,460,480.3%3710474594714537ap2007
201223,6438,974,200.3%449534463713739ap2013
201524,2189,145,650.3%489574244714539ap2016
201824,8969,184,007.3%4615614083715339ap2019
202025,8609,276,308.3%451358445152125ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Prefecture Apostolic of Balasore
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 61, Page 12, and Page 13
  • Diocese of Balasore
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 82, Page 539, and Page 540

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