Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangalore
| Archdiocese of Bangalore Archidioecesis Bangalorensis / ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಮಹಾಧರ್ಮಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral of St Francis Xavier | |
| Location | |
| Country |
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| Ecclesiastical province | Bangalore |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 12°59′34″N 77°36′41″E / 12.9926881°N 77.6112872°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 29,950 km2 (11,560 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2012) 29,890,000 425,000 (1.4%) |
| Parishes | 135 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite or Roman rite |
| Established | 13 February 1940 |
| Cathedral | St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral |
| Secular priests | 1632 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Peter Machado |
| Emeritus Bishops |
Alphonsus Mathias (1986-1998) |
| Website | |
| Website of the Archdiocese | |
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bangalore (Latin: Archidioecesis Bangalorensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in India. It was erected as the Diocese of Bangalore on 13 February 1940 by Pope Pius XII, and elevated to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocese on 19 September 1953, with the suffragan sees of Belgaum, Bellary, Chikmagalur, Gulbarga, Karwar, Mangalore, Udupi, Mysore, and Shimoga.
The archdiocese's mother church and thus seat of its archbishop is the St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral; Bangalore also houses St. Mary's Basilica. Peter Machado was appointed Archbishop of Bangalore by Pope Francis on 19 March 2018.
List of bishops and archbishops of Bangalore
- Maurice-Bernard-Benoit-Joseph Despatures, MEP (1940–1942)
- Thomas Pothacamury (1942–1968)
- Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy (1968–1971)
- Packiam Arokiaswamy (1971–1986)
- Alphonsus Mathias (1986–1998)
- Ignatius Paul Pinto (1998–2004)
- Bernard Blasius Moras (2004–2018)
- Peter Machado (2018 -Present)
