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Diocese of Gulbarga

Dioecesis Gulbargiensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 24 June 2005
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bangalore
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: India
  • Square Kilometers: 32,157 (12,420 Square Miles)
  • Description: Civil districts Bidar, Gulbarga, and Bijapur in North Karnataka
  • Official Web Site: https://gulbargadiocese.org
  • Mailing Address: Kripalaya, Bishop's House, Jewargi Road, Kotmoor-D Village, Nandikoor Post, Gulbarga-585102, Karnataka, India
  • Telephone: (0944)8568.555

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
24 June 2005ErectedDiocese of Belgaum (Bijapur)
Diocese of Bellary (Gulbarga)
Archdiocese of Hyderabad (Bidar)
Diocese of Gulbarga (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
20056,4257,012,492.1%25429221610516bul:24Jun2005
20065,0006,435,095.1%2214361382011823ap2007
20136,9857,070,000.1%3529641093216825ap2014
20167,7307,348,000.1%3335681133919227ap2017
20197,8337,281,000.1%2936651203921231ap2020
20218,1367,389,665.1%2937661234020432ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 97, Page 841, and Page 842

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