The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar () is an archdiocese located in the cities of Cuttack, Bhubaneswar and covering the entire Kandhamal district 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
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)
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
Sources GCatholic.org Catholic Hierarchy
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