Roman Catholic Diocese of Guntur

The Diocese of Guntur (Latin: Dioecesis Gunturensis ) is a located in India Roman Catholic diocese based in Guntur.

History

Pope Pius XII. founded it with the Apostolic Constitution Ad aptius fovendum on 13 February 1940 cession of territory of the Diocese of Nellore and it became the Archdiocese of Madras assumed as suffragan.

On September 19, 1953, was part of the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Hyderabad. On 16 October 2001 it became part of the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam.

Bishops of Guntur

  • Thomas Pothacamury (9 April 1940-15. October 1943, then Bishop of Bangalore )
  • Ignatius Mummadi (13 July 1943-26. November 1973)
  • Balashoury Thanugundla (26 November 1973-25. September 1974)
  • Mariadas Kagithapu MSFS (19 December 1974-10. September 1982, then Bishop of Visakhapatnam )
  • Bali Gali ( since 2 July 1984)

Territory

The diocese comprises the Guntur located in the state of Andhra Pradesh Guntur District and Taluk Addanki.

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