Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
| Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar Archidioecesis Cuttackensis-Bhubanesvarensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Territory | Kandhamal (entire district) Bhubuneswar Cuttack Jajpur |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cuttack-Bhubaneswar |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 32,440 km2 (12,530 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2021) 13,540,000 75,275 (0.6%) |
| Parishes | 38 |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Most Holy Rosary, Cuttack |
| Co-cathedral | St. Vincents De Paul pro Cathedral, Bhubuneswar |
| Patron saint | Saint Joseph |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | John Barwa, S.V.D. |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Fr. Rabindra Kumar Ranasingh(Bishop elect) |
| Bishops emeritus | Raphael Cheenath Archbishop Emeritus (1985-2011) |
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| Website of the Archdiocese | |
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, Bhubaneswar and covering the entire Kandhamal district in India.
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 Metropolitan See of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar (Latin Rite)
- Archbishop John Barwa SVD
- Archbishop Raphael Cheenath, S.V.D. (1 July 1985 – 14 August 2016)
- Archbishop Henry Sebastian D'Souza (24 January 1974 – 29 March 1985)
- 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
- Blessed Odoric of Pordenone, a Franciscan friar who visited Puri and wrote about the Rath Yatra.
- Servant of God Marian Zelazek, SVD[1]
- Bernard Digal and 6 Lay Companions[2]
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar is a archdiocese of the Catholic Church.[3]
- Religious territory: Ecclesiastical Province of Cuttack - Bhubaneswar
External links
References
- Back to citation "Decree for the opening of the Cause of the Beatification and Canonization of the Servant of God Father Marian Zelazek, SVD" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
- Back to citation "Indian archdiocese gathering evidence on martyrs of Kandhamal - Vatican News". www.vaticannews.va. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- Back to citation Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, official website