Mysore (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Vacant
Bernard Blasius Moras, Apostolic Administrator
Kannikadass William Antony, Bishop Emeritus
Thomas Anthony Vazhapilly, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Elevated: 1 September 1886
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bangalore
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: India
Square Kilometers: 21,051 (8,130 Square Miles)
Description: Mysore, Charajanagara, Mandya, and Kodagu
Official Web Site: https://www.mysorediocese.com
Mailing Address: Bishop's House, 2939 Mother Theresa Road, Lashkar Mohalla, Mysuru-570001, Karnataka, India
Telephone: (0821)2448.395
Fax: 2565.708

Past and Present Ordinaries

Etienne-Louis Charbonnaux, M.E.P. † (3 Apr 1850 Appointed - 23 Jun 1873 Died)
Joseph-Auguste Chevalier, M.E.P. † (11 Nov 1873 Appointed - 25 Mar 1880 Died)
Jean-Yves-Marie Coadou, M.E.P. † (27 Jul 1880 Appointed - 14 Sep 1890 Died)
Eugène-Louis Kleiner, M.E.P. † (14 Sep 1890 Succeeded - 2 Jun 1910 Resigned)
Augustin-François Baslé, M.E.P. † (2 Jun 1910 Succeeded - 13 Sep 1915 Died)
Hippolyte Teissier, M.E.P. † (4 Sep 1916 Appointed - 26 Feb 1922 Died)
Maurice-Bernard-Benoît-Joseph Despatures, M.E.P. † (21 Jun 1922 Appointed - 13 Feb 1940 Appointed, Bishop of Bangalore)
René-Jean-Baptiste-Germain Feuga, M.E.P. † (3 Apr 1941 Appointed - 23 Oct 1962 Retired)
Mathias Sebastião Francisco Fernandes † (16 Nov 1963 Appointed - 9 May 1985 Died)
Francis Michaelappa † (22 Dec 1986 Appointed - 17 Mar 1993 Died)
Joseph Roy † (19 Dec 1994 Appointed - 12 Feb 2003 Retired)
Thomas Anthony Vazhapilly (14 Jan 2003 Appointed - 25 Jan 2017 Retired)
Kannikadass William Antony (25 Jan 2017 Appointed - 13 Jan 2024 Resigned)

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Mysore
1850	Erected	Vicariate Apostolic of Madurai and Coromandel Coast	Vicariate Apostolic of Coimbatore (erected) Vicariate Apostolic of Mysore (erected)
Diocese of Mysore
1 September 1886	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Mysore	Diocese of Mysore
12 June 1923	Territory Lost	Diocese of Coimbatore (Shoranur and Mannarghat (in Wollawanad)) Diocese of Mangalore (North-Malabar) Diocese of Mysore (Winad)	Diocese of Calicut (erected)
26 May 1930	Territory Lost	Diocese of Kumbakonam Diocese of Mysore Archdiocese of Pondicherry	Diocese of Salem (erected) (District of Salem)
13 February 1940	Territory Lost	Diocese of Mysore (Bangalore, Kolara, Tumakuru, and Chitradurga)	Diocese of Bangalore (erected)
13 February 1940	Territory Added	Diocese of Coimbatore (Nilgiris and area north of the river Bhavani and its tributary Moyar)	Diocese of Mysore
10 April 1947	Territory Lost	Diocese of Mysore (Mettur and Saveriarpalayam)	Diocese of Salem
19 September 1953	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Mysore (from Pondicherry and Cuddalore)
3 July 1955	Territory Lost	Diocese of Mysore (Nilgiris and part of Coimbatore)	Diocese of Ootacamund (erected)
16 November 1963	Territory Lost	Diocese of Mysore (Shimoga, Chikmagalur, and Hassan)	Diocese of Chikmagalur (erected)

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 Mysore

1950 65,775 3,600,800 1.8% 81 81 812 23 253 42 ap1951

1970 37,350 3,032,145 1.2% 38 21 59 633 26 278 ap1971

1980 54,071 4,641,625 1.2% 54 12 66 819 20 387 38 ap1981

1990 66,500 4,795,000 1.4% 65 40 105 633 156 520 44 ap1991

1999 88,400 7,740,600 1.1% 84 45 129 685 125 691 61 ap2000

2000 90,100 7,942,700 1.1% 82 46 128 703 128 694 61 ap2001

2001 93,379 7,964,529 1.2% 85 48 133 702 126 685 63 ap2002

2002 95,260 8,077,085 1.2% 88 88 1,082 104 720 65 ap2003

2003 88,000 9,833,900 .9% 83 71 154 571 161 839 67 ap2004

2004 94,500 9,840,500 1.0% 86 75 161 586 249 863 67 ap2005

2013 104,920 9,928,351 1.1% 113 98 211 497 360 915 78 ap2014

2016 107,998 10,575,780 1.0% 124 49 173 624 338 920 79 ap2017

2019 112,500 11,968,550 .9% 128 69 197 571 326 819 80 ap2020

2021 116,212 12,220,500 1.0% 124 94 218 533 1 214 837 80 ap2022

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 Mysore
1950	65,775	3,600,800	1.8%	81		81	812		23	253	42	ap1951
1970	37,350	3,032,145	1.2%	38	21	59	633		26	278		ap1971
1980	54,071	4,641,625	1.2%	54	12	66	819		20	387	38	ap1981
1990	66,500	4,795,000	1.4%	65	40	105	633		156	520	44	ap1991
1999	88,400	7,740,600	1.1%	84	45	129	685		125	691	61	ap2000
2000	90,100	7,942,700	1.1%	82	46	128	703		128	694	61	ap2001
2001	93,379	7,964,529	1.2%	85	48	133	702		126	685	63	ap2002
2002	95,260	8,077,085	1.2%	88		88	1,082		104	720	65	ap2003
2003	88,000	9,833,900	.9%	83	71	154	571		161	839	67	ap2004
2004	94,500	9,840,500	1.0%	86	75	161	586		249	863	67	ap2005
2013	104,920	9,928,351	1.1%	113	98	211	497		360	915	78	ap2014
2016	107,998	10,575,780	1.0%	124	49	173	624		338	920	79	ap2017
2019	112,500	11,968,550	.9%	128	69	197	571		326	819	80	ap2020
2021	116,212	12,220,500	1.0%	124	94	218	533	1	214	837	80	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Augustin-François Baslé, M.E.P. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 15 Dec 1905; Bishop: 2 Jun 1910 to 13 Sep 1915)
Etienne-Louis Charbonnaux, M.E.P. † (Apostolic Administrator: 1845; Vicar Apostolic: 3 Apr 1850 to 23 Jun 1873)
Joseph-Auguste Chevalier, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 11 Nov 1873 to 25 Mar 1880)
Jean-Yves-Marie Coadou, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 27 Jul 1880; Bishop: 25 Nov 1886 to 14 Sep 1890)
Maurice-Bernard-Benoît-Joseph Despatures, M.E.P. † (Bishop: 21 Jun 1922 to 13 Feb 1940)
Albert Vincent D’Souza † (Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Feb 1959 to 8 Aug 1962)
Mathias Sebastião Francisco Fernandes † (Bishop: 16 Nov 1963 to 9 May 1985)
René-Jean-Baptiste-Germain Feuga, M.E.P. † (Bishop: 3 Apr 1941 to 23 Oct 1962)
Eugène-Louis Kleiner, M.E.P. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 20 Jun 1890; Bishop: 14 Sep 1890 to 2 Jun 1910)
Francis Michaelappa † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1986 to 17 Mar 1993)
Joseph Roy † (Priest: 19 Dec 1953; Bishop: 19 Dec 1994 to 12 Feb 2003)
Hippolyte Teissier, M.E.P. † (Bishop: 4 Sep 1916 to 26 Feb 1922)

Source(s)

Vicariate Apostolic of Mysore
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 121
Diocese of Mysore
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 32, Page 346, to Page 348
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 46, Page 83, to Page 87

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