https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Diocese_of_Chikmagalur Diocese of Chikmagalur - Revision history 2026-07-30T05:58:07Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Diocese_of_Chikmagalur&diff=497235&oldid=prev Malik ali at 09:00, 2 September 2025 2025-09-02T09:00:11Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Roman Catholic diocese in Karnataka, India}}<br /> {{no footnotes|date=June 2020}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}<br /> {{Infobox diocese<br /> |jurisdiction = Diocese <br /> |name = Chikmagalur <br /> |latin = Dioecesis Chikmagalurensis <br /> |local = ಚಿಕ್ಕಮಗಳೂರು ಧರ್ಮಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ<br /> |country = {{flag|India}}<br /> |metropolitan = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangalore|Bangalore]] <br /> |province = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangalore|Bangalore]] <br /> |rite = [[Latin Church|Latin Rite]]<br /> |cathedral = St. Joseph’s Cathedral in [[Chikmagalur]]<br /> |cocathedral = <br /> |area_km2 = 14,015 <br /> |population = 3,014,000 <br /> |population_as_of = 2006 <br /> |catholics = 36,819 <br /> |catholics_percent= 1.2<br /> |pope = {{Incumbent pope}}<br /> |bishop = [[Anthony Swamy Thomasappa]] <br /> |metro_archbishop = [[Peter Machado]]<br /> |coadjutor = <br /> |auxiliary_bishops= <br /> |emeritus_bishops = <br /> |website = [http://www.chikmagalurdiocese.com/ Website of the Diocese]<br /> |map = Map of Roman Catholic Diocese of Chikmagalur.png<br /> }}<br /> <br /> The &#039;&#039;&#039;Roman Catholic Diocese of Chikmagalur&#039;&#039;&#039; ({{langx|la| Chikmagaluren(sis)}}) is a [[diocese]] located in the city of [[Chikmagalur]] in the [[ecclesiastical province]] of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangalore|Bangalore]] in India.<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> * 16 November 1963: Established as Diocese of Chikmagalur from the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Mysore|Diocese of Mysore]]<br /> <br /> ==Leadership==<br /> * [[Bishop]]s of Chikmagalur ([[Latin Church|Latin Rite]])<br /> ** Bishop [[Anthony Swamy Thomasappa]] (2 February 2007 – present)<br /> ** Bishop [[John Baptist Sequeira]] (26 January 1987 – 2 December 2006)<br /> ** Bishop [[Alphonsus Mathias]] (later Archbishop) (16 November 1963 – 12 September 1986)<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;!--- See [[Wikipedia:Footnotes]] on how to create references using &lt;ref&gt;&lt;/ref&gt; tags which will then appear here automatically --&gt;<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/chik0.htm GCatholic.org] [[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[&#039;&#039;self-published&#039;&#039;]}}]]<br /> * [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dchik.html Catholic Hierarchy] [[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[&#039;&#039;self-published&#039;&#039;]}}]]<br /> <br /> {{coord|13.3150|N|75.7722|E|source:wikidata|display=title}}<br /> <br /> {{authority control}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Chikmagalur}}<br /> [[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses in India]]<br /> [[Category:Christian organizations established in 1963]]<br /> [[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century]]<br /> [[Category:1963 establishments in Mysore State]]<br /> [[Category:Christianity in Karnataka]]<br /> [[Category:Chikmagalur district]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{India-RC-diocese-stub}}</div> Malik ali