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Roman Catholic Diocese of Guntur

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Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Rite
  
Roman Rite

Area
  
12,803 km²

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Mallavarapu Prakash

Sui iuris church
  
Latin Church

Established
  
13 February 1940

Country
  
India

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Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 2006)5,150,945218,097 (4.2%)

Cathedral
  
Infant Jesus Cathedral in Phirangipuram

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India was created out of the Diocese of Nellore, 1940. Msgr Thomas Pothacamury was its First Bishop.

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The present bishop of the diocese is the Most Rev. Bhagaiah Chinnabathini.

The cathedral of the Diocese is in Phirangipuram.

Bishops of Guntur

  • The Most Rev. Thomas Pothacamury (Pothakamuri) (9 April 1940 - 15 October 1942
  • The Most Rev. Ignatius Mummadi (13 July 1943 - 26 November 1973)
  • The Most Rev. Balashoury Thanugundla (26 November 1973 - 25 September 1974)
  • The Most Rev. Mariadas Kagithapu M.S.F.S. (19 December 1974 - 10 September 1982)
  • The Most Rev. Bishop Gali Bali (2 July 1984 Appointed - June 2016)
  • The Most Rev. Bishop Bhagaiah Chinnabathini (25th June 2016 appointed bishop)

    • Parishes in Guntur Diocese

    A few of the parishes with thousands of the faithful followers of the Roman Catholic religion in Guntur Diocese:

  • Angalakuduru
  • Attalur
  • Kanaparyu
  • Kuchipudi
  • Mutluru
  • Patibandla:
  • Phirangipuram: A village consists of most number of Roman Catholics.
  • Ravipadu
  • [[Rentachintala

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  • Reddipalem
  • Repalle
  • Siripuram
  • Tenali
  • Thallacheruvu: 90% of the village consists of Roman Catholics.
  • Thubadu
  • Thurakapalem100% catholics in the village and all of them belong to Gandikota Kamma community.

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Guntur Wikipedia
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