Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Bhadravathi
Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Bhadravathi
Eastern Catholic eparchy in Karnataka, India
The Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Bhadravathi was created by Benedict XVI's Papal bull "Cum Ampla" as a suffragan of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Tellicherry. The territory of the diocese of Bhadravathi thus includes two civil districts of Karnataka State - Shimoga and Chikmagalur.[1] [2]