Roman Catholic Diocese of Nalgonda

The diocese of Nalgonda (Latin: Dioecesis Nalgondaensis ) is a located in India Roman Catholic diocese based in Nalgonda.

History

The diocese of Nalgonda was on May 31, 1976 Pope Paul VI. built with the Apostolic Constitution Animarum Utilitati of cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Hyderabad and Warangal of the diocese and the Archdiocese of Hyderabad is a suffragan.

Territory

The diocese comprises the districts of Nalgonda and Mahbubnagar Nalgonda, Andhra Pradesh.

Bishops of Nalgonda

  • Mathew Cheriankunnel PIME, 1976-1986, then Coadjutor Bishop of Kurnool
  • Innayya Chinna Addagatla, 1989-1993, then Bishop of Srikakulam
  • Joji Govindu, since 1997
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