Most Reverend Udumala Bala Showreddy | |
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Bishop of Warangal | |
Archdiocese | Hyderabad |
Diocese | Warangal |
Appointed | 13 Apr 2013 |
Predecessor | Thumma Bala |
Successor | Incumbent |
Orders | |
Ordination | 20 Feb 1979 |
Consecration | 23 May 2013 by Oswald Cardinal Gracias |
Personal details | |
Born | Ghanpur, Andhra Pradesh, India | 18 June 1954
Nationality | Indian |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Alma mater | Alphonsian Academy |
Motto | YOURS TRULY OUR LORD |
Bishop Udumala Bala Showreddy [1] is the serving Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Warangal.
He was born on 18 June 1954 in Ghanpur, Andhra Pradesh, India. [2]
He has acquired the Doctorate in Moral Theology from Alphonsianum, Rome.
He was ordained a priest on 20 February 1979. He has served in several pastoral and administrative roles in his diocese before becoming a bishop. He was deputy-secretary general of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CCBI), Bangalore. From 1994 to 2006 he taught moral theology at St. John’s Regional Seminary, Hyderabad.
He was appointed bishop of Warangal, India, on 13 April 2013 by Pope Francis. He was ordained a bishop on 23 May 2013 by Oswald Cardinal Gracias. [3] [4]
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