The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar () is an archdiocese located in the cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar in India.

History

18 July 1928: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Cuttack from the Diocese of Vizagapatam 1 June 1937: Promoted as Diocese of Cuttack 24 January 1974: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cuttack–Bhubaneswar

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar

Leadership

Archbishops of Metropolitan See of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar (Latin Rite) Archbishop John Barwa SVD Archbishop Raphael Cheenath, S.V.D. (1 July 1985 – 14 August 2016) Archbishop Henry Sebastian D'Souza (24 January 1974 – 29 March 1985) Bishops of Cuttack (Latin Rite) Bishop Pablo Tobar Gonzáles, C.M. (10 March 1949 – 18 April 1971) Bishop Florencio Sanz Esparza, C.M. (11 November 1932 – 4 March 1948) Ecclesiastical Superiors of Cuttack (Latin Rite) Fr. Valeriano Guemes Rodriguez, C.M. (2 July 1929 – 1932)

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar

Suffragan dioceses

Balasore

Berhampur

Rayagada

Rourkela

Sambalpur

Saints and causes for canonisation

Blessed Odoric of Pordenone, a Franciscan friar who visited Puri and wrote about the Rath Yatra. Servant of God Marian Zelazek, SVD Bernard Digal and 6 Lay Companions

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar

Sources

GCatholic.org

Catholic Hierarchy

References

Roman Catholic dioceses in India

Christian organizations established in 1928

Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century

Christianity in Odisha

Organisations based in Bhubaneswar

Cuttack

1928 establishments in India