Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Bhadravathi

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Diocese of Bhadravathi ಭದ್ರಾವತಿಯಲ್ಲಿನ ಡಯಾಸಿಸ್ನ
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Tellicherry
Metropolitan	Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Tellicherry
Statistics
Area	8,465 km2 (3,268 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2012) 1,709,000 9,391 (0.5%)
Parishes	24
Information
Rite	Syro-Malabar Rite
Established	29 August 2007
Cathedral	Little Flower Cathedral in Narasimharajapura
Patron saint	Saint Joseph
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Major Archbishop	Mar George Cardinal Alencherry
Bishop	Mar Joseph Erumachadath
Metropolitan Archbishop	Mar George Njaralakatt
Vicar General	Joseph Valiaparambil
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Bhadravathi was created by Benedict XVI's Papal bull "Cum Ampla" as a suffragan of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Tellicherry. The territory of the diocese of Bhadravathi thus includes two civil districts of Karnataka State - Shimoga and Chikmagalur.

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