Roman Catholic Diocese of Balasore
Diocese of Balasore Dioecesis Balasorensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cuttack–Bhubaneswar |
| Metropolitan | Cuttack–Bhubaneswar |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 25,118 km2 (9,698 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 8,974,200 23,643 (0.3%) |
| Parishes | 39 |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Christ the King Cathedral, Balasore |
| Patron saint | Christ the King |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Vacant |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | John Barwa |
| Bishops emeritus | Thomas Thiruthalil Bishop Emeritus (1989-2013) |
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| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Balasore (
Latin: Balasoren(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Balasore in the ecclesiastical province of Cuttack–Bhubaneswar
in India.
On Monday, 9 December 2013,
Reverend Father Simon Kaipuram, C.M., who until then had been serving as dean and professor of Aquinas College of Gopalpur, India, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Berhampur (based in Berhampur, India).[citation needed
]
History
- 8 June 1968: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Balasore from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta[citation needed]
- 18 December 1989: Promoted as Diocese of Balasore[citation needed]
Leadership
- Bishops of Balasore (Latin Rite)
- Bishop Simon Kaipuram, C.M. (9 December 2013 – 22 April 2019)
- Bishop Thomas Thiruthalil, C.M. (18 December 1989 – 9 December 2013)
- Father Apostolic Administrator, 14 June 1968 – 1989)