Diocese of Udupi Dioecesis Udupiensis | |
|---|---|
 Milagres Church (Kallianpur) (Church of Our Lady of Miracles) | |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Territory | Karnataka |
| Ecclesiastical province | Bangalore |
| Metropolitan | Bangalore |
| Deaneries | 5 |
| Coordinates | 13°23′45″N 74°44′10″E / 13.3957286°N 74.7362242°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,501 km2 (1,352 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 1,445,240 106,149 (7.3%) |
| Parishes | 52 |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | October 2012 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Miracles in Udupi |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of Miracles |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Gerald Isaac Lobo |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Peter Machado |
| Vicar General | Ferdinand Gonsalves |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Udupi (Latin: Dioecesis Udupiensis) is a diocese located in the Kallianpur town of Udupi District of Karnataka, India. It was announced by Pope Benedict XVI on 16 July 2012.[1] It comprises the six civil talukas Udupi, Bramavara, Karkala, Kapu, Kundapura and Byndoor and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bangalore. The diocese now contains 47 parishes, the newly elevated Cathedral which was previously a parish church as "Church of Our Lady of Miracles" or the Milagres Church, the parish was partitioned from the Mangalore Diocese, while the parish church was elevated to the Cathedral of Our Lady of Miracles.[2]
- ^ "Udupi diocese comes into existence | Mangaluru News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ Erection Of The Diocese Of Udupi (India) And Appoints First Bishop catholica.va.