Bishop(s)
Suffragan Dioceses
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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Diocese of Bangalore | |||
13 February 1940 | Erected | Diocese of Mysore (Bangalore, Kolara, Tumakuru, and Chitradurga) | Diocese of Bangalore (erected) |
Archdiocese of Bangalore | |||
19 September 1953 | Elevated | Diocese of Bangalore | Archdiocese of Bangalore |
14 November 1988 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Bangalore (Chitradurga)
Diocese of Chikmagalur (Shimoga) | Diocese of Shimoga (erected) |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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Diocese of Bangalore | ||||||||||||
1950 | 76,716 | 4,700,000 | 1.6% | 66 | 25 | 91 | 843 | 36 | 432 | 28 | ap1951 | |
Archdiocese of Bangalore | ||||||||||||
1959 | 95,027 | 6,200,000 | 1.5% | 78 | 105 | 183 | 519 | 159 | 576 | 37 | ap1960 | |
1970 | 133,827 | 6,257,670 | 2.1% | 103 | 158 | 261 | 512 | 641 | 1,042 | 46 | ap1971 | |
1980 | 193,043 | 8,596,000 | 2.2% | 94 | 196 | 290 | 665 | 5 | 567 | 1,625 | 56 | ap1981 |
1988 | 262,350 | 13,446,500 | 2.0% | 94 | 278 | 372 | 705 | 931 | 4,166 | 78 | ap1991 | |
1999 | 278,323 | 19,437,773 | 1.4% | 98 | 439 | 537 | 518 | 1,433 | 4,165 | 89 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 332,120 | 19,437,773 | 1.7% | 100 | 472 | 572 | 580 | 1,441 | 4,189 | 95 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 347,250 | 19,437,773 | 1.8% | 97 | 489 | 586 | 592 | 1,446 | 4,215 | 98 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 358,390 | 19,437,773 | 1.8% | 100 | 470 | 570 | 628 | 1,790 | 4,160 | 104 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 361,835 | 20,186,450 | 1.8% | 94 | 502 | 596 | 607 | 1,794 | 4,217 | 115 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 365,100 | 20,192,840 | 1.8% | 97 | 511 | 608 | 600 | 1,737 | 4,238 | 117 | ap2005 | |
2006 | 406,182 | 27,557,000 | 1.5% | 102 | 1,530 | 1,632 | 248 | 4,130 | 6,570 | 128 | ap2007 | |
2012 | 425,000 | 29,890,000 | 1.4% | 124 | 1,310 | 1,434 | 296 | 1 | 4,034 | 7,130 | 135 | ap2013 |
2015 | 436,600 | 16,768,000 | 2.6% | 129 | 1,332 | 1,461 | 298 | 1 | 4,475 | 7,130 | 139 | ap2016 |
2018 | 526,400 | 17,388,540 | 3.0% | 135 | 1,332 | 1,467 | 358 | 3,203 | 2,136 | 122 | ap2019 | |
2020 | 392,240 | 17,776,200 | 2.2% | 141 | 1,332 | 1,473 | 266 | 1 | 3,172 | 2,166 | 126 | ap2021 |
2022 | 360,561 | 17,165,595 | 2.1% | 149 | 432 | 581 | 620 | 1 | 2,203 | 2,531 | 126 | ap2023 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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