Roman Catholic Diocese of Eluru

The Diocese of Eluru comprises the whole of West Godavari district and the Mandals of Amalapuram, Kothapeta, Rajole and Mummidivaram of East Godavari in Andhra Pradesh, India. This territory was formed from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Vijayawada and was erected into a Diocese by Pope Paul VI on 9 December 1976.[1]

Diocese of Eluru

Dioecesis Eluruensis

ఏలూరు డియోసెస్
Location
Country India
Ecclesiastical provinceVisakhapatnam
MetropolitanVisakhapatnam
Statistics
Area6,880 km2 (2,660 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2006)
7,867,781
281,531 (3.6%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established9 December 1976
CathedralAmalodbhavi Cathedral in Eluru
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJaya Rao Polimera
Metropolitan ArchbishopPrakash Mallavarapu

Bishops

  • John Mulagada (5 May 1977 – 16 August 2009)
  • Jaya Rao Polimera (25 July 2013–present)

Saints and causes for canonisation

  • Servant of God Fr. Silvio Pasquali, PIME[2]

Notes

  1. "Diocese of Eluru". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. "Saints & Blessed – CCBI". Retrieved 17 October 2019.


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