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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Guntur
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) Parishes in Guntur Diocese A few of the parishes with thousands of the faithful followers of the Roman Catholic religion in Guntur Diocese: *Angalakuduru *Attalur * Kanaparyu *Kuchipudi * Mutluru * Patibandla: *Phirangipuram: A vil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cathedral Guntur
A cathedral is a church (building), church that contains the ''cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, Annual conferences within Methodism, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denominations with an episcopal hierarchy, such as the Catholic Church, Catholic, Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox, Anglicanism, Anglican, and some Lutheranism, Lutheran churches.New Standard Encyclopedia, 1998 by Standard Educational Corporation, Chicago, Illinois; page B-262c Church buildings embodying the functions of a cathedral first appeared in Italy, Gaul, Spain, and North Africa in the 4th century, but cathedrals did not become universal within the Western Catholic Church until the 12th century, by which time they had developed architectural forms, institutional structures, and legal identities distinct from parish churches, monastery, monastic churches, and episcopal residences. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
