Roman Catholic Diocese of Udupi

Diocese of Udupi

Dioecesis Udupiensis
Milagres Church, Udupi
Milagres Church (Kallianpur) (Church of Our Lady of Miracles)
Location
CountryIndia
TerritoryKarnataka
Ecclesiastical provinceBangalore
MetropolitanBangalore
Deaneries5
Coordinates13°23′45″N 74°44′10″E / 13.3957286°N 74.7362242°E / 13.3957286; 74.7362242
Statistics
Area3,501 km2 (1,352 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
1,445,240
106,149 (7.3%)
Parishes52
Information
RiteLatin Rite
EstablishedOctober 2012
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Miracles in Udupi
Patron saintOur Lady of Miracles
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopGerald Isaac Lobo
Metropolitan ArchbishopPeter Machado
Vicar GeneralFerdinand Gonsalves
Website
Website of the Diocese
Udupi District in Karnataka

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]

  1. ^ "Udupi diocese comes into existence | Mangaluru News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  2. ^ Erection Of The Diocese Of Udupi (India) And Appoints First Bishop catholica.va.