Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurnool
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Diocese of Kurnool Dioecesis Kurnoolensis कुरनूल के सूबा | |
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Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Territory | Andhra Pradesh districts of Kurnool and Anantapur |
Metropolitan | Hyderabad |
Statistics | |
Area | 43,000 km2 (17,000 sq mi) |
Population - Catholics | (as of 2010) 82,484 |
Parishes | 52 |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral |
Co-cathedral | St. Teresa’s Co-Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Johannes 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.
History
[edit]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
[edit]Bishop
[edit]- Joseph Rajappa (12 June 1967 – 18 January 1988)
- Mathew Cheriankunnel, P.I.M.E. (18 January 1988 – 16 July 1991)
- Johannes Gorantla (6 December 1993 – 20 January 2007)
- Cardinal Anthony Poola (8 February 2008 – 19 November 2020);[2] elevated Archbishop of Hyderabad
- Johannes Gorantla, O.C.D. (27 February 2024 – )[3]
Apostolic administrator
[edit]- Bishop Abraham Aruliah Somavarapa (1991 – 6 December 1993)
- Monsignor Anthonappa Chowrappa (20 November 2020 – 2024)
References
[edit]- ^ "India: Pope appoints new bishop of diocese of Kurnool". RVA News. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine" [Resignations and Appointments]. press.vatican.va (in Italian). 8 February 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine" [Resignations and Appointments]. press.vatican.va (in Italian). 27 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
External links
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