Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Guntur References

Diocese of Guntur

*Dioecesis Gunturensis*

గుంటూరు డియోసెస్
Diocese of Guntur; Dioecesis Gunturensis; గుంటూరు డియోసెస్
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Visakhapatnam
Metropolitan	Visakhapatnam
Statistics
Area	12,803 km2 (4,943 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2006); 2,091,075; 8,18,097 (4.2%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	13 February 1940
Cathedral	Bala Yesu Cathedral (Infant Jesus Cathedral) in Phirangipuram
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Bhagaiah Chinnabathini
Metropolitan Archbishop	Prakash Mallavarapu

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India was created out of the Diocese of Nellore, 1940. Msgr Thomas Pothacamury was its First Bishop.

The present bishop of the diocese is the Most Rev. Bhagaiah Chinnabathini.

The cathedral of the Diocese is in Phirangipuram.

Bishops of Guntur

The Most Rev. Thomas Pothacamury (Pothakamuri) (9 April 1940 – 15 October 1942
The Most Rev. Ignatius Mummadi (13 July 1943 – 26 November 1973)
The Most Rev. Balashoury Thanugundla (26 November 1973 – 25 September 1974)
The Most Rev. Mariadas Kagithapu M.S.F.S. (19 December 1974 – 10 September 1982)
The Most Rev. Bishop Gali Bali (2 July 1984 Appointed - June 2016)
The Most Rev. Bishop Bhagaiah Chinnabathini (25 June 2016 appointed Bishop)

A few of the parishes with thousands of the faithful followers of the Roman Catholic religion in Guntur Diocese:

Thurakapalem100% catholics in the village and all of them belong to Gandikota Kamma community.
Velangini Nagar 90% of the residents of Velangini Nagar are Roman Catholics only.