Roman Catholic Diocese of Shimoga

Diocese of Shimoga Dioecesis Shimogaensis शिमोगा के सूबा
File:Sacred Heart Church, Shimoga.jpg Sacred Heart Cathedral
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Bangalore
Metropolitan	Bangalore
Statistics
Area
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 7,822,000 21,006 (0.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Sacred Heart Cathedral in Shimoga
Patron saint	Sacred Heart of Jesus
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Sede Vacante
Metropolitan Archbishop	Bernard Moras
Apostolic Administrator	Henry D’Souza
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Shimoga (Latin: Shimogaen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Shimoga in the Ecclesiastical province of Bangalore in India.

History

• 14 November 1988: Established as Diocese of Shimoga from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bangalore and Diocese of Chikmagalur

On 16 July 2012 Gerald Isaac Lobo was appointed as first bishop of the newly erected Diocese of Udupi and installed on 15 October 2012.

http://www.shimogadiocese.org/index.html

Leadership

• Bishops of Shimoga (Latin rite)
  • Bishop Francis Serrao (ordained - 7 May 2014)
  • Bishop Gerald Isaac Lobo (20 March 2000 – 16 July 2012)(nominated bishop of Udupi)
  • Bishop Ignatius Paul Pinto (later Archbishop) (14 November 1988 – 10 September 1998)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy