The Eparchy of Bhadravathi was created by Benedict XVI's Papal bull "Cum Ampla" as a suffragan of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Tellicherry. The territory of the diocese of Bhadravathi thus includes two civil districts of Karnataka State - Shimoga and Chikmagalur.[1][2]
References
- 1."Diocese of Bhadravathi". www.bhadravathidiocese.org. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- 2."Syro Malabar Bhadravathi Eparchy". www.syromalabarchurch.in. Retrieved 28 July 2022.