Mangalore Diocese

History

The diocese Mangalore comprises of the civil districts of South Kanara and Udupi in Karnataka, and Kasargod in Kerala. Since the beginning of the sixteenth century Mangalore which formed a part of Kanara passed several times successively under the jurisdiction of Goa, Verapoly and Pondicherry.

On September 27, 1879 Kanara was entrusted by the Holy See to the care of the Jesuit Province of Venice.

With the official proclamation of the establishment of the Indian hierarchy in a Council of the Bishops of Southern India at Bangalore on January 25, 1887, Mangalore (including the present diocese of Calicut) took it's place in the Indian hierarchy as the diocese of Mangalore.

By an Apostolic Brief "Cum Auctus Fidelium Grex" on June 22, 1923 the diocese of Mangalore was divided by separating from it the district of Malabar which forms the present diocese of Calicut. With this division the restricted diocese of Mangalore was entrusted to it's own clergy. By a decree of the Sacred Congregation for Propaganda Fide dated January 12, 1960 the Hosdrug Taluk was detached from this diocese and was attached to the diocese of Calicut.

Bp ALOYSIUS PAUL D'SOUZA
Born: Jun. 21,1941
Priestly Ordn: Dec. 3, 1966
Episcopal Ordn: May 15, 1996

Address:
Bishop's House
Dakshina Kannada,
Mangalore - 575 003,
Karnataka.

Tel: (0824) 44 04 21 (P), 44 05 24 (P)
Fax: (91 - 824) 44 40 35
E-mail: bishopap@sancharnet.in
Website: http://www.mangalorediocese.com/ ,
http://www.amchobisp.net/

Area: 8,425.01 sq. kms
Total population: 37,44,513
Catholics: 3,40,654
Languages spoken: Konkani, Kannada, English, Tulu and Malayalam.
Revenue districts: Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Kasargod.

Statistics
Diocesan Clergy: 278
Religious Priests: 123
Religious Brothers: 15
Religious Women: 1,595
No. of Parishes: 149
Houses of Women Religious: 160
Houses of Men Religious: 21

Formation Houses
Major Seminary: 01
Minor Seminary: 01

No. of Educational institutions: 242
P. G. Depts. / Colleges: 03
B. Ed. Colleges: 01
Colleges: 10
Technical Institutions: 12
Collegiates (P.U.C.): 11
High Schools (10th std.): 61
Primary Schools: 144
Hospitals: 10
Dispensaries: 14

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