Suffragan diocese Mysore, India
Diocese of Mysore
Mysurien(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese in Karnataka, India, begun as a pro-vicariate in 1845, made an apostolic vicariate in 1850, and erected a diocese on 1 September 1886. A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bangalore, its seat is St. Philomena's Cathedral in Mysore, serving about 117,790 Catholics (2022) across 80 parishes.
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- Established
- 1886
- Catholics
- 117,790
- Priests
- 216
- Territory
- 21,051 km²
Parishes and churches
32 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St Theresa's Church, MysuruMysuruView parish
- St Thomas Church, NanjangudNanjangud, Mysuru DistrictView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Francis Serrao
- Born
- 15 August 1959
- Birthplace
- Moodbidri
- Institute
- COMPAGNIA DI GESÙ (GESUITI)
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The cathedral
St. Philomena's Cathedral, Mysore stands in Mysore, 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.