Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Bhadravathi

The Eparchy of Bhadravathi (Latin: Eparchia Bhadravathensis ) is an eparchy of the united with the Roman Catholic Church Syro - Malabar Church, based in Bhadravathi in India. It includes the districts of Chikmagalur and Shimoga in the Indian state of Karnataka.

History

Pope Benedict XVI. founded the eparchy on 29 August 2007 from the Eparchy of territory Mananthavady and placed it under the archeparchy Tellicherry as suffragan. Since the establishment of the local Ordinary Joseph Erumachadath MCBS.