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

Dioecesis Berhampurensis
Location
Country  India
Ecclesiastical province Cuttack–Bhubaneswar
Metropolitan Cuttack–Bhubaneswar
Statistics
Area51,289 km2 (19,803 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
9,161,000
125,241 (1.4%)
Parishes43
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established24 January 1974
CathedralCathedral of the Queen of the Missions in Brahmapur, Odisha
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Sarat Chandra Nayak
Metropolitan ArchbishopJohn Barwa
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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