Roman Catholic Diocese of Mysore

The Diocese of Mysore (Latin: Dioecesis Mysuriensis ) is a located in India Roman Catholic diocese based in Mysore.

History

The Diocese of Mysore in 1850 by Pope Pius IX. out of territory of the Diocese of Madura built as Apostolic Vicariate of Mysore. On September 1, 1886, the Vicariate Apostolic of Mysore was raised to the bishopric. It was the Archdiocese of Bangalore is a suffragan. The Diocese of Mysore was in its history several times parts of its territory from the creation of new dioceses.

Territory

The Diocese of Mysore comprises the districts of Mysore, Mandya and Chamarajanagar in Karnataka.

Ordinaries of Mysore

Apostolic vicars

  • Etienne -Louis Charbonnaux MEP, 1850-1873 ( Titular Bishop of Iasus )
  • Joseph -Auguste Chevalier MEP, 1873-1880
  • Jean -Yves -Marie Coadou MEP, 1880-1886 ( Titular Bishop of Chrysopolis in Arabia )

Bishops

  • Jean -Yves -Marie Coadou MEP, 1886-1890
  • Eugène- Louis Small MEP, 1890-1910
  • Augustin- François Baslé MEP, 1910-1915
  • Hippolyte Teissier MEP, 1916-1922
  • Maurice- Bernard- Benoit- Joseph Despatures MEP, 1922-1940, then Bishop of Bangalore
  • René -Jean- Baptiste- Germain Feuga MEP, 1941-1962
  • Mathias Sebastião Francisco Fernandes, 1963-1985
  • Francis Michaelappa, 1986-1993
  • Joseph Roy, 1994-2003
  • Thomas Vazhapilly, since 2003
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