[1] It comprises the six civil talukas Udupi, Bramavara, Karkala, Kapu, Kundapura and Byndoor and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bangalore.

The diocese was inaugurated on 15 October 2012 by Apostolic Nuncio of India, Salvatore Pennacchio at Milagres Cathedral, Kallianpur.

At present, it comprises the whole civil districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi in Karnataka state.

This region was collectively referred to as South Canara during the British Raj and the early post-independence era, prior to the States Reorganisation Act in 1956.

[1] On 28 June 2021, Fr Charles Menezes assumed charge as the Secretary of the Youth Commission and the Director of the Indian Catholic Youth Movement for The Roman Catholic Diocese of Udupi[5] Bishop Gerald Isaac Lobo (15 October 2012 – Present)