Roman Catholic Diocese of Nellore

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Rite Latin Rite Pope Francis Country India Metropolitan archbishop Mallavarapu Prakash		Established 3 July 1928 Area 30,800 km² Bishop D. M. Prakasam

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004)6,601,31279,765 (1.2%) Cathedral St Joseph’s Cathedral in Nellore Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nellore (Latin: Nelloren(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Nellore in the Ecclesiastical province of Visakhapatnam in India.

History

July 3, 1928: Established as Diocese of Nellore from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madras

Bishop Doraboina Moses Prakasam (December 7, 2006 – present)

Bishop Prakash Mallavarapup (Apostolic Administrator October 22, 2005 – December 7, 2006)

Bishop Pudhota Chinniah Balaswamy (December 17, 1973 – December 7, 2006)

Bishop Bala Shoury Thumma (March 16, 1970 – August 4, 1973)

Bishop William Bouter, M.H.M. (May 28, 1929 – March 16, 1970)

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