Diocese of Chikmagalur

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chikmagalur () is a diocese located in the city of Chikmagalur in the ecclesiastical province of Bangalore in India.

History

• 16 November 1963: Established as Diocese of Chikmagalur from the Diocese of Mysore

Leadership

• Bishops of Chikmagalur (Latin Rite)
• Bishop Anthony Swamy Thomasappa (2 February 2007 – present)
• Bishop John Baptist Sequeira (26 January 1987 – 2 December 2006)
• Bishop Alphonsus Mathias (later Archbishop) (16 November 1963 – 12 September 1986)

References

External links

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy