Udumala Bala Showreddy

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Dr. Udumala Bala Showreddy
Metropolitan Archbishop of Vishakhapatnam [1]
Appointed08 February 2025
PredecessorMallavarapu Prakash
SuccessorIncumbent
Previous post(s)Bishop of Warangal (2013–2025)
Orders
Ordination20 Feb 1979
Consecration23 May 2013
by  Oswald Cardinal Gracias
Personal details
Born (1954-06-18) 18 June 1954 (age 70)
Ghanpur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Nationality Indian
Denomination Roman Catholic
Alma mater Alphonsian Academy
MottoAmor Omnia Vincit

Archbishop Mons. Dr. Udumala Bala Showreddy [2] is an Indian Catholic prelate and clergyman. On 8 February 2025, he was appointed as the Metropolitan Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam, succeeding Mons. Mallavarapu Prakash. [3] He served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Warangal until 2025. [4]

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Early life

He was born on 18 June 1954 in Ghanpur, Andhra Pradesh, India. [5]

Education

He has acquired the Doctorate in Moral Theology from Alphonsianum, Rome.

Priesthood

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.

Episcopate

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. [6] [7]

References

  1. "Resignations and Appointments".
  2. "Bishop Udumala Bala Appointed Archbishop of Visakhapatnam". 8 February 2025.
  3. "Resignations and Appointments".
  4. "Rinunce e nomine".
  5. "Vatican Radio Vatican Radio". en.radiovaticana.va. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  6. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Udumala Bala Showreddy [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  7. "Bishop Udumala Bala Showreddy | Bishop of Warangal Diocese Udumala Bala Showreddy | Ucanews". directory.ucanews.com. Retrieved 12 August 2017.