Roman Catholic Diocese of Mysore
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mysore is a diocese
located in the city of Mysore in the Ecclesiastical province
of Bangalore
in India.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Mysore in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Bangalore
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangalore
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bangalore is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in India. It was erected as the Diocese of Bangalore on February 13, 1940 by Pope Pius XII, and elevated to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocese on September 19, 1953,...
in India.
History
- 1850: Established as the Apostolic VicariateApostolic vicariateAn apostolic vicariate is a form of territorial jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church established in missionary regions and countries that do not have a diocese. It is essentially provisional, though it may last for a century or more...
of Mysore from the Diocese of Madura - September 1, 1886: Promoted as Diocese of Mysore
Leadership
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Mysore (Latin Rite)- Bishop Thomas Vazhapilly (February 12, 2003 – present)
- Bishop Joseph Roy (December 19, 1994 – February 12, 2003)
- Bishop Francis Michaelappa (December 22, 1986 – March 17, 1993)
- Bishop Sebastião Francisco Mathias Fernandes (November 16, 1963 – May 9, 1985)
- Bishop René-Jean-Baptiste-Germain Feuga, M.E.P. (Apostolic Administrator November 20, 1962 – November 16, 1963)
- Bishop René-Jean-Baptiste-Germain Feuga, M.E.P. (April 3, 1941 – November 20, 1962)
- Bishop Maurice-Bernard-Benoit-Joseph Despatures, M.E.P. (June 21, 1922 – February 13, 1940)
- Bishop Hippolyte Teissier, M.E.P. (September 4, 1916 – February 26, 1922)
- Bishop Augustin-François Baslé, M.E.P. (June 2, 1910 – September 13, 1915)
- Bishop Eugène-Louis Kleiner, M.E.P. (September 14, 1890 – June 2, 1910)
- Bishop Jean-Yves-Marie Coadou, M.E.P. (November 25, 1886 – September 14, 1890)
- Bishop Jean-Yves-Marie Coadou, M.E.P. (August 20, 1880 – November 25, 1886)
- Vicars Apostolic of Mysore (Latin Rite)
- Bishop Joseph-Auguste Chevalier, M.E.P. (November 11, 1873 – March 25, 1880)
- Bishop Etienne-Louis Charbonnaux, M.E.P. (April 3, 1850 – June 23, 1873)