KNOW OUR Mangalore Diocese

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.



BISHIP: Rt. Rev. Dr. 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@...
Website: www.mangalorediocese.com , 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