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Diocese of Berhampur
Dioecesis Berhampurensis
Location
Country India
Ecclesiastical provinceCuttack–Bhubaneswar
MetropolitanCuttack–Bhubaneswar
Statistics
Area51,289 km (19,803 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
9,161,000
125,241 (1.4%)
Parishes43
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established24 January 1974
CathedralCathedral of the Queen of the Missions in Brahmapur, Odisha
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopSarat Chandra Nayak
Metropolitan ArchbishopJohn Barwa
Map

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Berhampur (Latin: Berhampuren(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Berhampur in the ecclesiastical province of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar in India.

History

  • 24 January 1974: Established as Diocese of Berhampur from the Diocese of Cuttack

Leadership

Causes for canonisation

  • Servant of God Fr. Valerian Guemes, C.M

References

19°18′46″N 84°47′42″E / 19.3129°N 84.7950°E / 19.3129; 84.7950


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