Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuddapah

The Diocese of Cuddapah (Latin: Dioecesis Cuddapahensis ) is a located in India Roman Catholic diocese based in Kadapa ( Cuddapah ).

History

The Diocese of Cuddapah was posted on October 19, 1976 by ​​Pope Paul VI. with the Apostolic Constitution Quoniam ad recte built out of territory of the Diocese of Nellore and the Archdiocese of Hyderabad is a suffragan.

Territory

The diocese comprises the districts of Chittoor Cuddapah and Kadapa in Andhra Pradesh.

Bishops of Cuddapah

  • Abraham Aruliah Somavarapa, 1976-1998
  • Prakash Mallavarapu, 1998-2002, then Bishop of Vijayawada
  • Doraboina Moses Prakasam, 2002-2006, and then Bishop of Nellore
  • Prasad Gallela, since 2008
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