Mangalore (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Peter Paul Saldanha, Bishop
Aloysius Paul D’Souza, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Elevated: 1 September 1886
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bangalore
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: India
Square Kilometers: 5,924 (2,288 Square Miles)
Description: Mangalore, Moodabidri, Belthangady, Bantwal, Puttur, Kadaba, Sullia, and Kasaragod
Official Web Site: https://dioceseofmangalore.com
Mailing Address: Bishop's House, Kodialbail P.O., Mangalore-575003, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, India
Telephone: (0824)2440.525

Past and Present Ordinaries

Ephrem-Edouard-Lucien-Théoponte Garrelon, O.C.D. † (3 Jun 1870 Appointed - 10 Apr 1873 Died)
Nicolaus Maria Pagani, S.J. † (21 Feb 1885 Appointed - 30 Apr 1895 Died)
Abbondio Cavadini, S.J. † (26 Nov 1895 Confirmed - 26 Mar 1910 Died)
Paolo Carlo Perini, S.J. † (17 Aug 1910 Appointed - 12 Jun 1923 Appointed, Bishop of Calicut)
Valerian Joseph de Souza † (14 Jan 1928 Appointed - 14 Aug 1930 Died)
Vittore Rosario Fernandes † (6 May 1931 Appointed - 4 Jan 1955 Died)
Basil Salvador Theodore Peres † (4 Jan 1955 Succeeded - 24 Apr 1958 Died)
Raymond D’Mello † (5 Feb 1959 Appointed - 21 Apr 1964 Appointed, Bishop of Allahabad)
Basil Salvadore D’Souza † (22 Mar 1965 Appointed - 5 Sep 1996 Died)
Aloysius Paul D’Souza (8 Nov 1996 Appointed - 3 Jul 2018 Retired)
Peter Paul Saldanha (3 Jul 2018 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Mangalore
13 March 1853	Erected	Vicariate Apostolic of Verapoly	Vicariate Apostolic of Mangalore (erected)
Diocese of Mangalore
1 September 1886	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Mangalore	Diocese of Mangalore
12 June 1923	Territory Lost	Diocese of Coimbatore (Shoranur and Mannarghat (in Wollawanad)) Diocese of Mangalore (North-Malabar) Diocese of Mysore (Winad)	Diocese of Calicut (erected)
19 September 1953	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Mangalore (from Bombay)
16 July 2012	Territory Lost	Diocese of Mangalore (Udupi, Kundapura, and Karkala)	Diocese of Udupi (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Diocese of Mangalore

1950 169,371 1,986,110 8.5% 175 44 219 773 74 551 82 ap1951

1970 216,084 2,069,032 10.4% 200 57 257 840 92 948 120 ap1971

1980 248,950 2,308,122 10.8% 206 67 273 911 105 1,239 127 ap1981

1990 309,045 2,777,910 11.1% 230 89 319 968 115 1,375 133 ap1991

1999 357,280 3,967,360 9.0% 257 86 343 1,041 104 1,575 145 ap2000

2000 360,853 4,044,707 8.9% 249 85 334 1,080 100 1,595 147 ap2001

2001 364,462 4,125,601 8.8% 255 90 345 1,056 105 1,615 149 ap2002

2002 368,110 4,208,113 8.7% 252 111 363 1,014 132 1,785 150 ap2003

2003 350,000 3,879,482 9.0% 275 86 361 969 112 1,632 150 ap2004

2004 350,000 3,957,071 8.8% 287 119 406 862 142 1,633 154 ap2005

2012 267,343 2,978,560 9.0% 275 137 412 648 10 1,489 112 bul:16Jul2012

2013 264,213 2,974,235 8.9% 298 102 400 660 351 1,404 113 ap2014

2016 259,600 3,091,000 8.4% 254 120 374 694 293 1,466 116 ap2017

2019 243,520 2,215,635 11.0% 250 136 386 630 209 1,499 122 ap2020

2021 255,210 2,322,500 11.0% 250 146 396 644 207 1,580 122 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Mangalore
1950	169,371	1,986,110	8.5%	175	44	219	773	74	551	82	ap1951
1970	216,084	2,069,032	10.4%	200	57	257	840	92	948	120	ap1971
1980	248,950	2,308,122	10.8%	206	67	273	911	105	1,239	127	ap1981
1990	309,045	2,777,910	11.1%	230	89	319	968	115	1,375	133	ap1991
1999	357,280	3,967,360	9.0%	257	86	343	1,041	104	1,575	145	ap2000
2000	360,853	4,044,707	8.9%	249	85	334	1,080	100	1,595	147	ap2001
2001	364,462	4,125,601	8.8%	255	90	345	1,056	105	1,615	149	ap2002
2002	368,110	4,208,113	8.7%	252	111	363	1,014	132	1,785	150	ap2003
2003	350,000	3,879,482	9.0%	275	86	361	969	112	1,632	150	ap2004
2004	350,000	3,957,071	8.8%	287	119	406	862	142	1,633	154	ap2005
2012	267,343	2,978,560	9.0%	275	137	412	648	10	1,489	112	bul:16Jul2012
2013	264,213	2,974,235	8.9%	298	102	400	660	351	1,404	113	ap2014
2016	259,600	3,091,000	8.4%	254	120	374	694	293	1,466	116	ap2017
2019	243,520	2,215,635	11.0%	250	136	386	630	209	1,499	122	ap2020
2021	255,210	2,322,500	11.0%	250	146	396	644	207	1,580	122	ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Abbondio Cavadini, S.J. † (Bishop: 26 Nov 1895 to 26 Mar 1910)
Valerian Joseph de Souza † (Bishop: 14 Jan 1928 to 14 Aug 1930)
Raymond D’Mello † (Priest: 24 Apr 1937; Bishop: 5 Feb 1959 to 21 Apr 1964)
Albert Vincent D’Souza † (Priest: 3 Dec 1928 to 5 Feb 1959)
Basil Salvadore D’Souza † (Priest: 25 Mar 1952; Bishop: 22 Mar 1965 to 5 Sep 1996)
Anthony Fernandes †
Vittore Rosario Fernandes † (Priest: 19 Mar 1910; Bishop: 6 May 1931 to 4 Jan 1955)
Ephrem-Edouard-Lucien-Théoponte Garrelon, O.C.D. † (Vicar Apostolic: 3 Jun 1870 to 10 Apr 1873)
Alphonsus Mathias † (Priest: 24 Aug 1954 to 16 Nov 1963)
Leonardo de St. Louis Mellano, O.C.D. † (Apostolic Administrator: 24 Mar 1876 to 25 Nov 1886)
James Mendonça †
Winnibald Joseph Menezes †
Baptist Mudartha †
Nicolaus Maria Pagani, S.J. † (Vicar Apostolic: 21 Feb 1885; Bishop: 25 Nov 1886 to 30 Apr 1895)
Joseph Lawrence Pais † (Apostolic Administrator: 12 Jun 1923 - Did Not Take Effect)
Basil Salvador Theodore Peres † (Priest: 3 Dec 1929; Coadjutor Bishop: 3 Jul 1952; Bishop: 4 Jan 1955 to 24 Apr 1958)
Paolo Carlo Perini, S.J. † (Bishop: 17 Aug 1910 to 12 Jun 1923)
John Baptist Sequeira †

Source(s)

Vicariate Apostolic of Mangalore
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 120
Diocese of Mangalore
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 46, Page 83, to Page 87

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