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Diocese of Bellary

Rite:

Latin

Population:

6496450

Status:

Diocese

Catholics:

29262

Founded:

10-Mar-49

Diocesan Priests:

Total area:

23002 Km2

Religious Priests:

Province:

Bangalore

Religious Sisters:

207

Region:

Karnataka

Seminarians:

Patron:

St. Antony of Padua

Languages:

Kannada Tamil Telugu Malayalam Konkani and English.

Civil States:

Karnataka: Bellary Raichur and Koppal

Contact Diocese Office :

Bishop's House Bellary - 583 104 KARNATAKA

Telephone 1:

08392-24 03 15 24 0308 /

Fax:

24 03 08

E-Mail Office:

bhousebly@gmail.com

Website:

bellarydiocese.in

Most Rev. Henry D'Souza, Bishops of Bellary

Name:

Most Rev. Henry D'Souza

Designation:

Bishops

Canonical Possession:

2008-

Telephone (P):

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Other Present & Retired Ordinaries of the Diocese of Bellary

Pilgrim Centres in theDiocese of Bellary

Ecclesiastical Institutions

Social / Charitable Institutions / Care Centres

Educational Institutions

Parishes:

247

Hospitals:

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Higher Secondary :

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HIV / AIDS Centres:

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De-addiction Centres:

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History of the Diocese of Bellary

The word of God that was preached and lived by the Franciscan fathers in the 16th Century did accomplish its task in its own way. The Diocese of Bellary owes its faith and growth to the Franciscan fathers. Thanks to the efforts of the pioneering father such as Bishop John Forest Hogan. In 1928 the Holy See detached the two districts of Raichur and Gulbarga from the Diocese of Hyderabad and the district of Bellary from the Archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore and formed the new Mission "Sui Juris" of Bellary. It was entrusted to the pastoral care of the Order of Friars Minor of the English Province. In the course of twenty years its development was considered sufficient to be constituted as a Diocese. This took place in 1949 with Rt. Rev. John Forest Hogan ofm as the first Bishop. The Diocese of Bellary now consists of the five districts of Bellary Raichur Gulbarga Koppal and Davanagere all in Karnataka state.

Prelates of the Diocese of Bellary

Bishops Name	Prelate's Status	Period	Bishops Name	Prelate's Status	Period
	Bishop	1993-2005		Bishop	1963-1991
	Bishop	1949-1962