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Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuddapah

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Metropolitan
  
Hyderabad

Parishes
  
66

Area
  
15,359 km²

Founded
  
1976

Secular priests
  
147

Deaneries
  
5

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Country
  
India

Bishop
  
Gallela Prasad

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2013) 6,772,265 1,34,145 (2.0%)

Cathedral
  
St. Mary’s Cathedral, Mariapuram

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hyderabad

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuddapah (Latin: Cuddapahen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Cuddapah in the Ecclesiastical province of Hyderabad in India.

Contents

Presently, there are about 66 parishes catering to 81,580 Catholics in the diocese.

History

  • October 19, 1976: Established as the Diocese of Cuddapah from the Diocese of Nellore

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Cuddapah (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Gallela Prasad (January 31, 2008 – present)
  • Bishop Doraboina Moses Prakasam (July 26, 2002 – December 7, 2006)
  • Bishop Prakash Mallavarapup (May 22, 1998 – July 26, 2002)
  • Bishop Abraham Aruliah Somavarapa (October 28, 1976 – January 24, 1998)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuddapah Wikipedia
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