Krishna-Godavari Diocese is a

diocese In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...

of Church of South India in

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

state of

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. The

is one among the 22 dioceses of Church of South India.

About

The diocese covers the Krishna Godavari areas of

state. The headquarters of the diocese is at

Machilipatnam Machilipatnam (), also known as Masulipatnam and Bandar, is a city in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipal corporation and the administrative headquarters of Krishna district. It is also the mandal headquarte ...

.The Krishna-Godavari diocese is one of the largest diocese in

extending from Ongole District in the south through Srikakulam District in the northern part of

. The current bishop of the diocese is T. George Cornelius who is the new bishop of K.G.Diocese Church of South India.

Bishops

Prior to the formation of the Church of South India

* Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah

From the time of the formation of the Church of South India

* Yeddy Muthyalu (1947-1955) * A. B. Elliott (1955-1961) * N. D. Ananda Rao Samuel (1961–1980) * T. B. D. Prakasa Rao (1981–2001) * G. Dyvasirvadam (2002-2018) * T. George Cornelious (2018-“present”)

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