Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuddapah

The Roman Catholic Diocese of kadapa (Latin: kadapahen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of kadapa in the Ecclesiastical province of Hyderabad in India.

Diocese of kadapa Dioecesis kadapahensis
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Hyderabad
Metropolitan	Hyderabad
Deaneries	5
Statistics
Area	15,359 km^2 (5,930 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2013) 6,772,265 1,34,145 (2.0%)
Parishes	66
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	St. Mary’s Cathedral, Mariapuram
Secular priests	147
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	(vacant)
Metropolitan Archbishop	Thumma Bala
Vicar General	Rev. Msgr. Marianna Ery
Website
Website of the Diocese

Presently, there are about 66 parishes catering to 81,580 Catholics in the diocese.<ref name="Hierarchy

History

• 19 October 1976: Established as the Diocese of kadapa from the Diocese of Nellore

Leadership

• Bishops of kadapa (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Gallela Prasad (31 January 2008 – 10 December 2018)
  • Bishop Doraboina Moses Prakasam (26 July 2002 – 7 December 2006)
  • Bishop Prakash Mallavarapup (22 May 1998 – 26 July 2002)
  • Bishop Abraham Aruliah Somavarapa (28 October 1976 – 24 January 1998)

Notes

External links

• GCatholic.org ^{[self-published]}
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}