Diocese of Balasore
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Balasore is a diocese located in the city of Balasore in the ecclesiastical province of Cuttack–Bhubaneswar in India.
On Monday, 9 December 2013, Pope Francis accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Balasore, presented by Bishop Thomas Thiruthalil, CM, in accordance with Canon 401.1 of the Latin Rite 1983 Code of Canon Law. Pope Francis appointed as Bishop-elect of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Balasore, the Reverend Father Simon Kaipuram, C.M., who until then had been serving as dean and professor of Aquinas College of Gopalpur, India, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Berhampur.
History
- 8 June 1968: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Balasore from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta
- 18 December 1989: Promoted as Diocese of Balasore
Leadership
- Bishops of Balasore
- * Bishop Simon Kaipuram, C.M.
- * Bishop Thomas Thiruthalil, C.M.
- * Father Jacob Vadakevetil, C.M.