Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar (Latin: Cuttacken(sis)-Bhubanesvaren(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar in India.

Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar

Archidioecesis Cuttackensis-Bhubanesvarensis
Location
Country India
Ecclesiastical provinceCuttack-Bhubaneswar
Statistics
Area32,440 km2 (12,530 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2006)
11,580,000
62,985 (0.5%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of the Most Holy Rosary, Cuttack
Patron saintSaint Joseph
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopJohn Barwa, S.V.D.
Bishops emeritusRaphael Cheenath Archbishop Emeritus (1985-2011)
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

History
  • 18 July 1928: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Cuttack from the Diocese of Vizagapatam
  • 1 June 1937: Promoted as Diocese of Cuttack
  • 24 January 1974: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cuttack–Bhubaneswar

Leadership
  • Archbishops of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar (Latin Rite)
  • Bishops of Cuttack (Latin Rite)
    • Bishop Pablo Tobar Gonzáles, C.M. (10 March 1949 – 18 April 1971)
    • Bishop Florencio Sanz Esparza, C.M. (11 November 1932 – 4 March 1948)
  • Ecclesiastical Superiors of Cuttack (Latin Rite)
    • Fr. Valeriano Guemes Rodriguez, C.M. (2 July 1929 – 1932)

Suffragan dioceses

Saints and causes for canonisation
  • Servant of God Marian Zelazek, SVD[1]
  • Bernard Digal and 6 Lay Companions[2]

Sources

References
  1. https://www.svdcuria.org/public/infonews/provinces/20nn/201n/1808ine.pdf
  2. "Indian archdiocese gathering evidence on martyrs of Kandhamal - Vatican News". www.vaticannews.va. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2019.



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