Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar (Cuttacken(sis)-Bhubanesvaren(sis)) 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

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