Archdiocese of Cuttack - Bhubaneshwar
Rite: Latin
Region : Orissa
Patron: St. Thomas the Apostle
Founded: 24 January 1974
Province: Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
Status: Archdiocese
Total area: 32,440Sq.Kms
Total Population : 1,34,25,486
Catholics Total: 64,607
Diocesan Priests: 86
Religious Priests: 54
Religious Sisters: 194
Minor Seminarians: 47
Major Seminarians: 25
Archdiocese of Cuttack - Bhubaneshwar at a Glance
Ecclesiastical Institutions
| Parishes & Substations | : 422 | Retreat Centres | : 01 |
| Major Seminaries | : 0 | Diocesan Minor Seminaries | : 02 |
| Congregation Minor Seminaries | : 01 | Religious Formation Houses | : 07 |
| Men Religious Houses | : 0 | Women Religious Houses | : 18 |
| Hospitals | : 02 | Dispensaries / Clinics / Health Centres | : 17 |
| Orphanages | : 03 | Homes for Aged & Destitute | : 02 |
| Schools for Physically Challenged | : 0 | Homes for Physically Challenged | : 02 |
| Crèches | : 04 | Boarding Houses | : 27 |
| Counselling Centres | : 04 | De-addiction Centre | : 0 |
| Social Centres | : 02 | HIV / AIDS Centre | : 0 |
| Professional Colleges | : 0 | Degree Colleges | : 0 |
| Parallel Colleges | : 0 | Vocational / Technical Training Centres | : 0 |
| Higher Secondary / Junior Colleges | : 05 | High Schools | : 19 |
| Upper Primary Schools | : 02 | Lower Primary Schools | :04 |
| Nurseries / Pre-Primary Schools | :04 | Presses & Media Centres | : 02 |
The Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneshwar comprises the civil districts of Cuttack - Bhubaneshwar, Phulbani (Kandhamal) and Puri in the state of Orissa.
The Diocese of Cuttack - Bhubaneshwar was part of the Diocese of Visakhapatnam since 1845. In 1922, the Spanish Vincentian Fathers came to Orissa. In 1928, Pope Pius XI declared the mission of Cuttack - Bhubaneshwar "sui juris".
In 1937 the mission was created into a Diocese and was made suffragan of Ranchi. On January 24, 1974, it became a Metropolitan See and Most Rev. Henry D'Souza was appointed the first Archbishop of Cuttack - Bhubaneshwar. A part of the former Cuttack - Bhubaneshwar diocese was erected into the Diocese of Berhampur. In April 1985 Archbishop Henry D'Souza was transferred to the Archdiocese of Calcutta. On August 11, 1985, Bp Raphael Cheenath, svd, of the Diocese of Sambalpur succeeded him as Archbishop.
| Name | Designation | Period |
| Most Rev. Henry D’Souza | Archbishop | 1974-1985 |
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| Most Rev. Henry D'Souza | Bishop | 1974-1985 |
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| Most Rev. Paul Tobar Gonsalves cm | Bishop | 1949-1971 |
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| Most Rev. Florencio Sanz Esperanza cm | Bishop | 1939-1949 |
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