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Diocese of Shimoga

Dioecesis Shimogaensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Francis Serrao, S.J., Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 14 November 1988
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bangalore
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: India
  • Square Kilometers: 22,893 (8,842 Square Miles)
  • Description: Shimoga,Chitradurga, and Davangere
  • Official Web Site: https://www.shimogadiocese.org
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, Malligenahalli, Sagar Road, Shimoga-577205, Karnataka, India
  • Telephone: 998.007.2698

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
14 November 1988ErectedArchdiocese of Bangalore (Chitradurga)
Diocese of Chikmagalur (Shimoga)
Diocese of Shimoga (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
199022,2603,433,115.6%211221,011111016ap1991
199825,1024,222,779.6%289376781015724ap2001
200124,3014,499,804.5%3010406071015522ap2002
200224,5084,510,024.5%3610465321016620ap2003
200324,7254,639,515.5%4318614051817024ap2004
200420,5067,346,000.3%4217593471718424ap2005
201021,0067,822,000.3%4327703003123221ap2011
201419,4475,432,000.4%4434782493722322ap2015
201719,0145,645,380.3%4635812343522222ap2018
202018,4985,737,600.3%4341842204122721ap2021
202218,1005,549,000.3%4743902014322221ap2023

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 81, Page 522, and Page 523

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