Diocese of Chikmagalur
Rite: Latin
Region : Karnataka
Patron: St. Joseph
Founded: 16 November 1963
Province: Bangalore
Status: Diocese
Total area: 14,015 sq. kms.
Total Population : 30,50,678
Catholics Total: 35,870
Diocesan Priests: 56
Religious Priests: 23
Religious Sisters: 223
Minor Seminarians: 0
Major Seminarians: 0
Diocese of Chikmagalur at a Glance
Ecclesiastical Institutions
| Parishes & Substations | : 41 | Retreat Centres | : 0 |
| Major Seminaries | : 0 | Diocesan Minor Seminaries | : 0 |
| Congregation Minor Seminaries | : 0 | Religious Formation Houses | : 02 |
| Men Religious Houses | : 0 | Women Religious Houses | : 0 |
| Hospitals | : 02 | Dispensaries / Clinics / Health Centres | : 06 |
| Orphanages | : 06 | Homes for Aged & Destitute | : 0 |
| Schools for Physically Challenged | : 0 | Homes for Physically Challenged | : 0 |
| Crèches | : 0 | Boarding Houses | : 0 |
| Counselling Centres | : 0 | De-addiction Centre | : 0 |
| Social Centres | : 07 | HIV / AIDS Centre | : 0 |
| Professional Colleges | : 01 | Degree Colleges | : 03 |
| Parallel Colleges | : 0 | Vocational / Technical Training Centres | : 01 |
| Higher Secondary / Junior Colleges | : 07 | High Schools | : 20 |
| Upper Primary Schools | : 25 | Lower Primary Schools | :10 |
| Nurseries / Pre-Primary Schools | :15 | Presses & Media Centres | : 0 |
The Diocese of Chikmagalur, comprising the three districts of Chikmagalur, Shimoga and Hassan was erected on November 16, 1963, by Pope Paul VI by the Apostolic Constitution "Indicae Regionis", dismembering it from the Diocese of Mysore. It is entrusted to the Diocesan Clergy. The first Bishop of the Diocese was Bp Alphonsus Mathias.
The district of Shimoga was detached from the Diocese of Chikmagalur in January, 1989, to form part of the newly erected Diocese of Shimoga.
Most Rev. John Baptist Sequeira
Bishop Emeritus of Chikmagalur
Personal Details
Born:23-Jun-1930
Priestly Ordination:15-Apr-1958
Episcopal Ordination:11-Jun-1987
Period: 1987-2006
Tel(P): (0)9480283397
Contact Details
C/o Little Sister of the Poor,
26 Hosur Road,Bangalore
560 025 KARNATAKA
Tel(O): 08262-22 03 89
Fax : 22 03 89
Email : bishopckm@yahoo.co.in
| Name | Designation | Period |
| Most Rev. Alphonsus Mathias | Bishop | 1964-1986 |
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