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Roman Catholic Diocese of Eluru

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Metropolitan
  
Visakhapatnam

Sui iuris church
  
Latin Church

Established
  
9 December 1976

Bishop
  
Jaya Rao Polimera

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Rite
  
Roman Rite

Area
  
6,880 km²

Country
  
India

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Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2006) 7,867,781 281,531 (3.6%)

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam

The Diocese of Eluru comprises the whole of West Godavari district and the Mandals of Amalapuram, Kothapeta, Rajole and Mummidivaram of East Godavari in Andhra Pradesh, India. This territory was formed from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Vijayawada and was erected into a Diocese by Pope Paul VI on December 9, 1976.

Bishops

  • John Mulagada (May 5, 1977–August 16, 2009)
  • Jaya Rao Polimera (July 25, 2013–present)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Eluru Wikipedia
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