Suffragan diocese Sindhudurg, India
Diocese of Sindhudurg
Sindhudurgien(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese in coastal Maharashtra, India, erected 5 July 2005 from the Diocese of Poona. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman, seated at Our Lady of Miracles (Milagris) Cathedral in Sawantwadi.
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Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 2005
- Catholics
- 29,794
- Priests
- 58
- Territory
- 21,099 km²
Parishes and churches
26 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Our Lady of Milagris Cathedral, SawantwadiSawantwadi · CathedralMass times recorded
- Holy Cross Church, Insuli-BandaInsuli-BandaMass times recorded
- Holy Family Church, MangaonMangaonMass times recorded
- Holy Spirit Church, KadawalKadawalMass times recorded
- Immaculate Conception Church, VengurlaVengurlaMass times recorded
- Milagris Church, GauthanGauthanView parish
- Our Lady of Fatima, MasuraMasuraView parish
- Our Lady of Miracles Church, RatnagiriRatnagiriMass times recorded
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel, ChinderChinderMass times recorded
- Our Lady of Rosary Church, KindlaKindlaMass times recorded
- Our Lady of Rosary Church, MalvanMalvanView parish
- Rosary Church, AjraAjraView parish
- Rosary Church, BhirondaBhirondaMass times recorded
- St Anne Church, BachaniBachaniMass times recorded
- St Anne Church, HarnaiHarnaiMass times recorded
- St Anthony Chapel, Kalambist (Quasi Parish)KalambistView parish
- St Anthony Church, GadhinglajGadhinglajView parish
- St Anthony Church, PhanaswadiPhanaswadiView parish
- St Anthony Church, Satarda (Quasi Parish)SatardaView parish
- St Francis Xavier Chapel, Kadgaon (Quasi Parish)KadgaonView parish
- St Francis Xavier, AjgaonAjgaonMass times recorded
- St John Bosco Church, KudalKudalView parish
- St Joseph Church Katta (Quasi Parish)Town not recordedView parish
- St Joseph Church, BhedshiBhedshiMass times recorded
- St Mother Teresa Church, ChiplunChiplunMass times recorded
- St Peter Chapel, DevbaugDevbaugView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Francisco Antonio Agnelo Jacinto Pinheiro
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The cathedral
Our Lady of Miracles (Milagris) Cathedral, Sawantwadi stands in Sindhudurg, 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
Split from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Poona on July 5, 2005, the Diocese of Sindhudurg (Dioecesis Sindhudurgiensis) in India began as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bombay. That changed on 25 November 2006, when Pope Benedict XVI transferred it to the newly established Metropolitan province of Goa and Damão. Its cathedral is the parish church in Sawantwadi, dedicated to Our Lady of Miracles.