Johannes Gorantla

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Bishop

G. Johannes, RCM

Bishop - in - Kurnool (1993-2007)
The Most Reverend
Church Roman Catholic church (Latin rite)
Diocese Kurnool
Appointed6 December 1993
In office1993/2007
PredecessorC. Mathew, PIME
SuccessorP. Anthony, RCM
Other post(s)Spiritual Formator, RCM-St. John's Regional Seminary, Hyderabad (1991-1993)
Previous post(s)
  • Director of Catholic Centre and Pastoral Centre, Vijayawada (1977-1981)
  • Parish Priest - in - Korukollu (1982-1985)
  • Correspondent, St. Francis High School, Machilipatnam (1989-1990)
  • Deputy Manager, Vijayawada Diocesan Schools (1990)
Orders
Ordination19 March 1977, RCM-St. Peter's Cathedral, Vijayawada
by Joseph S. Thumma, RCM
Consecration26 January 1994
by  S. Arulappa, RCM (Principal Consecrator), Joseph S. Thumma, RCM and C. Mathew, PIME (Principal Co-Consecrators)
RankBishop
Personal details
Born
Gorantla Johannes

(1952-04-10)April 10, 1952
DiedJanuary 20, 2007(2007-01-20) (aged 54)
Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh)
BuriedRCM-Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral, Kurnool
Denomination Christianity
Parents Smt. Anthonamma (Mother)
Sri G. Augustine (Father)
Education
Alma mater

Pope Francis appointed Father Johannes Gorantla, O.C.D., as bishop of Kurnool on Feb. 27, 2024.

Bishop Gorantla was born on Feb. 27, 1974, in Nawabu peta in Vijaywada diocese. He studied philosophy at Sacred Heart Philosophical College, Alwaye (1994-1997), and theology at Pontifical Institute of Theology Teresianum, Rome (1998-2001).

He made his solemn profession in April 2000, and was ordained a priest on Jan. 10, 2002. He served as assistant parish priest at Kalluru, Khammam, (2002). He obtained a licentiate in Sacred Scriptures from Biblicum, Rome (2002-2006) and a doctorate in biblical theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome (2006-2008).

He was the provincial of Discalced Carmelite Andhra Province, secretary of the OCD inter-provincial council of India and the consulter for Khammam diocese.

He has also served as president of the Andhra Pradesh Religious Conference and vice-chairman of the APBC Commission for Catholic Education (2010-2014).

He was a rector of International College for Priest Students, Teresianum, Rome, from 2021 to 2024. [1]

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