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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) 6,601,312 79,765 (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.

Contents

History

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

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Nellore (Latin Rite)
  • 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)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Nellore Wikipedia
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