Diocese of Shimoga

The Diocese of Shimoga () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in India. Its episcopal see is Shimoga. The Diocese of Shimoga is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Bangalore.

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 the first bishop of the newly erected Diocese of Udupi and installed on 15 October 2012.

Bishops of Shimoga

• Ignatius Paul Pinto (14 November 1988 – 10 September 1998)
• Gerald Isaac Lobo (20 March 2000 – 16 July 2012) (nominated bishop of Udupi)
• Francis Serrao, SJ (19 March 2014 – 15 August 2025)

Saints and causes for canonisation

• Ven. Mary Jane Wilson was born in Harihar

References

External links

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy