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Roman Catholic Diocese of Shimoga

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The Diocese of Shimoga (Latin: Shimogaen(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in India. Its episcopal see is Shimoga. The Diocese of Shimoga is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Bangalore.

Quick facts Diocese of ShimogaDioecesis Shimogaensis ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗ ಧರ್ಮಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ, Location ...
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History

  • 14 November 1988: Established as Diocese of Shimoga from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bangalore and Diocese of Chikmagalur

On 16 July 2012, Gerald Isaac Lobo was appointed as the first bishop of the newly erected Diocese of Udupi and installed on 15 October 2012.

Leadership

  • Bishops of Shimoga
    • Bishop Francis Serrao, SJ (ordained – 7 May 2014)
    • Bishop Gerald Isaac Lobo (20 March 2000 – 16 July 2012) (nominated bishop of Udupi)
    • Bishop Ignatius Paul Pinto (later Archbishop) (14 November 1988 – 10 September 1998)

Saints and causes for canonisation

References

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