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{{short description|Roman Catholic diocese in Karnataka, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox diocese
| jurisdiction = Diocese
| name = Udupi
| latin = Dioecesis Udupiensis
| local =
| image = Milagres Church, Udupi.jpg
| image_size = 230px
| image_alt = Milagres Church, Udupi
| caption = [[Milagres Church (Kallianpur)]] (Church of Our Lady of Miracles)
| country = [[India]]
| territory = [[Karnataka]]
| province = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangalore|Bangalore]]
| metropolitan = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangalore|Bangalore]]
| archdeaconries =
| deaneries = 5
| subdivisions =
| coordinates = {{Coord|13.3957286|N|74.7362242|E|display=title}}

| area_km2 = 3,501
| area_sqmi = 
| area_footnotes =
| population = 1,445,240
| population_as_of = 2012
| catholics = 106,149
| catholics_percent = 7.3
| parishes = 52
| churches = 
| congregations = 
| schools = 
| members = 

| denomination =
| rite = [[Latin Church|Latin Rite]]
| established = October 2012
| cathedral = [[Milagres Church (Kallianpur)|Cathedral of Our Lady of the Miracles in Udupi]]
| cocathedral =
| patron = Our Lady of Miracles
| patron_title = 
| priests =

| pope = {{Incumbent pope}} 
| patriarch =
| major_archbishop =
| bishop = [[Leslie Clifford Dsouza]]
| bishop_title = 
| metro_archbishop = [[Peter Machado]]
| coadjutor =
| suffragans = 
| auxiliary_bishops = 
| apostolic_admin =
| vicar_general =[[Francis Xavier Lewis]]
| episcopal_vicar =
| archdeacons = 
| emeritus_bishops = 

| map =
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| website = [http://www.udupidiocese.in/ Website of the Diocese]
| footnotes =
}}

[[File:Udupi in Karnataka (India).svg|thumb|Udupi District in Karnataka]]
The '''Roman Catholic Diocese of Udupi''' ({{langx|la|Dioecesis Udupiensis}}) is a [[diocese]] located in the [[Kallianpur]] town of [[Udupi District]] of [[Karnataka]], India. It was announced by [[Pope Benedict XVI]] on 16 July 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|agency=TNN|date=Jul 17, 2012|title=Udupi diocese comes into existence {{!}} Mangaluru News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/udupi-diocese-comes-into-existence/articleshow/15012604.cms|access-date=2021-08-12|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> It comprises the six civil [[talukas]] [[Udupi]], [[Brahmavar|Bramavara]], [[Karkala]], [[Kapu, Karnataka|Kapu]], [[Kundapura]] and [[Byndoor]] and is a [[suffragan]] of the [[Archdiocese of Bangalore]]. The diocese now contains 47 [[parish]]es, the newly elevated Cathedral which was previously a [[parish church]] as "Church of Our Lady of Miracles" or the [[Milagres Church (Kallianpur)|Milagres Church]], the parish was partitioned from the [[Mangalore Diocese]], while the parish church was elevated to the [[Cathedral of Our Lady of Miracles]].<ref>[http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx?ref=IE8Activity&a=http%3A%2F%2Fpress.catholica.va%2Fnews_services%2Fbulletin%2Fnews%2F29484.php%3Findex%3D29484%26lang%3Den Erection Of The Diocese Of Udupi (India) And Appoints First Bishop] catholica.va.</ref>

==Overview==
The [[Udupi district]] had been a part of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Mangalore|Diocese of Mangalore]] since 1887. The diocese was inaugurated on 15 October 2012 by [[Apostolic Nuncio]] of India, Salvatore Pennacchio at [[Milagres Church (Kallianpur)|Milagres Cathedral, Kallianpur]]. Bishop [[Gerald Isaac Lobo]] was appointed the first bishop of the diocese.<ref>{{cite news |title=History in the Making: Erection Ceremony of Udupi Diocese Gets Under Way |url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=152660 |publisher=[[Daiji World]] |date=October 15, 2012 }}</ref><ref name=exp>{{cite news |title=Udupi becomes 9th Diocese under Bangalore Archdiocese |url=http://newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/article1301484.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112727/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/article1301484.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 March 2016 |publisher=Indian Express |date=16 October 2012 }}</ref>

The Catholics of this district are [[Mangalorean Catholics]]. The Udupi diocese is the 9th in the province, 14th diocese in the state and 166th diocese in the country and is a suffragan of the [[Archdiocese of Bangalore]].<ref name=exp/>
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mangalore (Latin: Diocesis Mangalorensis) is a diocese located in the city of Mangalore in the Ecclesiastical province of Bangalore in India. The diocese falls on the southwestern coast of India. At present, it comprises the whole civil districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi in Karnataka state. This region was collectively referred to as South Canara during the British Raj and the early post-independence era, prior to the States Reorganisation Act in 1956. It was established as a separate Apostolic Vicariate from the Apostolic Vicariate of Verapoly in 1853 and was promoted to a diocese on 1 September 1886.

On Monday, July 16, 2012, it lost territory when Pope Benedict XVI erected the new Roman Catholic Diocese of Udupi (made up of the three civil districts of Udupi, Karkala, and Kundapura), which will also become part of the Province of Bangalore.[1]

On 28 June 2021, Fr Charles Menezes assumed charge as the Secretary of the Youth Commission and the Director of the [[Indian Catholic Youth Movement]] for The Roman Catholic Diocese of Udupi<ref>{{Cite web|last=Release|first=Press|date=2021-06-28|title=Fr Charles Menezes appointed Secretary of Udupi Diocesan Youth Commission and Director of ICYM|url=https://www.mangalorean.com/fr-charles-menezes-appointed-secretary-of-udupi-diocesan-youth-commission-and-director-of-icym/|access-date=2021-08-12|website=Mangalorean.com|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Bishops of the Diocese of Udupi==
* Bishop [[Gerald Isaac Lobo]] (15 October 2012 – 20 April 2026)
* Bishop [[Leslie Clifford D'Souza]] (20 April 2026– Present)

==Saints and causes for canonisation==
* Servant of God Peter John Roche (Alfred of Moodahadu)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://barkuronline.com/news/post/top-news/barkurian-his-way-sainthood-step-closer|title=A Barkurian on his way to Sainthood, a step closer|website=www.barkuronline.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-08-15|title=Fr. Roche to be declared 'Servant of God' today|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/fr-roche-to-be-declared-servant-of-god-today/article35920281.ece|access-date=2021-08-19|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Christianity in Karnataka]]
*[[Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Belthangady|Diocese of Belthangady]]
*[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Mangalore]]
*[[Deanery of Belthangady]]
* [[Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Puthur|Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Puttur]]
*[[Most Holy Redeemer Church, Belthangady]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.udupidiocese.in/ Official Diocesan website]
*[https://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/udup0.htm Udupi Diocese on ''GCatholic.org'']
*[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dudup.html Udupi Diocese on ''Catholic Hierarchy'']

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