BISHOP OF ROME
BISHOP OF GULBARGA
VICAR GENERAL
Editor
The Diocese of Gulbarga was erected by Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI on 24th June 2005 as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bangalore. It was formally inaugurated on 18th August 2005 on the occasion of the Episcopal Ordination of Mons. Robert Miranda the first bishop of the newly formed diocese. This Diocese consists of four civil districts of North Karnataka, namely Bidar, Gulbarga, Bijapur and Yadgir – all considered to be the most backward area of the state. At present we have 7,729 Catholics as against 7.2 million people in the diocese.
The Decennial Celebration of St Joseph Church Bidar took place on the 19th Sunday of 2023. The holy Eucharist was celebrated by Rev Fr Stany Lobo, the Vicar General of the Gulbarga Diocese. Priests from the Bidar deanery, religious, and lay faithful participated and thanked the Lord for the gift of the Bidar Mission at […]
During the period of 29-31 August 2023, the Archdiocese of Caritas Prague made a visit to the Gulbarga diocese. A warm welcome was extended by the Bishop and his team to Dr. Jaroslav, Mrs. Paula, Ms. Barbara, and Economa, as well as Fr Edwardo, the Vice Chairman, as they met the privileged children from the […]
