Diocese of Shimoga Dioecesis Shimogaensis ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗ ಧರ್ಮಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ | |
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Location | |
Country | India |
Ecclesiastical province | Bangalore |
Statistics | |
Area | 21,405 km2 (8,265 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 7,822,000 21,006 (0.3%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Cathedral | Sacred Heart Cathedral in Shimoga |
Patron saint | Sacred Heart of Jesus |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Francis Serrao SJ |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Peter Machado |
Map | |
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Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Diocese of Shimoga (Latin: Shimogaen(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in India. Its episcopal see is Shimoga. The Diocese of Shimoga is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Bangalore.