Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar () 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

• Balasore
• Berhampur
• Rayagada
• Rourkela
• Sambalpur

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
• Bernard Digal and 6 Lay Companions

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

References