The Diocese of Bellary (Latin: Bellaryen(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in India. Its episcopal see is Bellary. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Bangalore.
History
- 15 June 1928: Established as Mission "sui iuris" of Bellary from the Diocese of Hyderabad and Archdiocese of Madras
- 10 March 1949: Promoted as Diocese of Bellary
Ordinaries
- Ecclesiastical superiors
- Bishops
Saints and causes for canonisation
- Servant of God Msgr. Francis Xavier Kroot, MHM[1]
References
- 1."Saints & Blessed – CCBI". Retrieved 17 October 2019.