Eparchy of Bhadravathi

The Eparchy of Bhadravathi was created by Benedict XVI's Papal bull "Cum Ampla" as a suffragan of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Tellicherry. The territory of the diocese of Bhadravathi thus includes two civil districts of Karnataka State - Shimoga and Chikmagalur.^[1][2]

Eparchy of Bhadravathi ಭದ್ರಾವತಿಯಲ್ಲಿನ ಡಯಾಸಿಸ್ನ
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Tellicherry
Statistics
Area	8,465 km2 (3,268 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2012) 1,709,000 9,391 (0.5%)
Parishes	24
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Syro-Malabar Church
Rite	East Syriac Rite
Established	29 August 2007
Cathedral	Little Flower Cathedral in Narasimharajapura
Patron saint	Saint Joseph
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Major Archbishop	Mar Raphael Thattil
Bishop	Mar Joseph Erumachadath
Metropolitan Archbishop	Mar Joseph Pamplany
Vicar General	Joseph Valiaparambil
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese