Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurnool

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Diocese of Kurnool

Dioecesis Kurnoolensis

कुरनूल के सूबा
Location
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Territory Andhra Pradesh districts of Kurnool and Anantapur
Metropolitan Hyderabad
Statistics
Area43,000 km2 (17,000 sq mi)
Population
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
82,484
Parishes52
Information
Rite Latin Rite
CathedralOur Lady of Lourdes Cathedral
Co-cathedralSt. Teresa’s Co-Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope Francis
BishopJohannes Gorantla, O.C.D.
Metropolitan Archbishop Anthony Poola
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurnool (Latin : Dioecesis Kurnoolensis) is a diocese located in the city of Kurnool in the ecclesiastical province of Hyderabad in India.

Contents

History

Jesuit missionaries evangelized this region until 1773, when missionaries from the Paris Foreign Missions Society took over the mission. [1]

The current Diocese of Kurnool was erected from the Diocese of Nellore on 12 June 1967.[ citation needed ]

Ordinary

Bishop

  1. Joseph Rajappa (12 June 1967 – 18 January 1988)
  2. Mathew Cheriankunnel, P.I.M.E. (18 January 1988 – 16 July 1991)
  3. Johannes Gorantla (6 December 1993 – 20 January 2007)
  4. Cardinal Anthony Poola (8 February 2008 – 19 November 2020); [2] elevated Archbishop of Hyderabad
  5. Johannes Gorantla, O.C.D. (27 February 2024 – ) [3]

Apostolic administrator

  1. Bishop Abraham Aruliah Somavarapa (1991 – 6 December 1993)
  2. Monsignor Anthonappa Chowrappa (20 November 2020 – 2024)

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References

  1. "India: Pope appoints new bishop of diocese of Kurnool". RVA News. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  2. "Rinunce e nomine" [Resignations and Appointments]. press.vatican.va (in Italian). 8 February 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  3. "Rinunce e nomine" [Resignations and Appointments]. press.vatican.va (in Italian). 27 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.

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