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Suffragan diocese Chikmagalur, India

Diocese of Chikmagalur

Chikmagaluren(sis)

The Diocese of Chikmagalur is a Latin rite diocese in Karnataka, India, erected in 1963 and suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bangalore. Its seat is St Joseph's Cathedral in Chikmagalur.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for St Joseph's Cathedral, Chikmagalur, in Chikmagalur, India.

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Established
1963
Catholics
36,819
Priests
88
Territory
14,015 km²

Parishes and churches

47 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Anthony Swamy Thomasappa
Born
9 February 1951
Birthplace
Mariannapalaya

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The cathedral

St Joseph's Cathedral, Chikmagalur stands in Chikmagalur, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

Seated in the city of Chikmagalur in India, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chikmagalur (Latin: Chikmagaluren(sis)) belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Bangalore.