Roman Catholic Diocese of Eluru
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Diocese of Eluru Dioecesis Eluruensis ఏలూరు డియోసెస్ | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | File:Flag of India.svg India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Visakhapatnam |
| Metropolitan | Visakhapatnam |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,880 km2 (2,660 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 7,867,781 281,531 (3.6%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 9 December 1976 |
| Cathedral | Amalodbhavi Cathedral in Eluru |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Jaya Rao Polimera |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Prakash Mallavarapu |
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 9 December 1976.[1]
Bishops
- John Mulagada (5 May 1977 – 16 August 2009)
- Jaya Rao Polimera (25 July 2013–present)
Saints and causes for canonisation
- Servant of God Fr. Silvio Pasquali, PIME[2]
Notes
- ↑ "Diocese of Eluru". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ "Saints & Blessed – CCBI". Retrieved 17 October 2019.
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