Doraboina Moses Prakasam (born 2 October 1957) is the fourth Bishop of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Nellore, in the state of
Andhra Pradesh
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in
India
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St. Joseph's Cathedral in Nellore is the seat of the Bishop of Nellore.
The Bishop is well versed in Latin
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as well as Telugu
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*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
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and English
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* English people
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Early years
After completing theological studies at St. John's Regional Seminary
St. John's Regional Seminary is the theologate of the Catholic Church of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It is a major seminary training students to become priests.
St. John's Regional Seminary is situated in Ramanthapur in Hyderabad.
Affiliat ...
in Hyderabad
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, Prakasam was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Cuddapah on 7 April 1983.Gregorian University
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, Rome
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, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
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. The doctoral thesis submitted in 2001 was entitled ''John Rawl's Theory of Justice and a Catholic Conception of Justice: A Comparative Study''.
Bishopric
Diocese of Cuddapah
On 26 July 2002, the Pope appointed Prakasam as the Bishop of Cuddapah.[Vatican Radio - The voice of the Pope and the Church in dialogue with the world, 7 December 200]
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Diocese of Nellore
The diocese of Nellore comprises the civil districts of Prakasam and Nellore where majority of the Christian population is Dalit
Dalit (from sa, दलित, dalita meaning "broken/scattered"), also previously known as untouchable, is the lowest stratum of the Caste system in India, castes in India. Dalits were excluded from the four-fold Varna (Hinduism), varna syste ...
whereas the clergy are non-Dalits.[Conference of Catholic Bishops of India, Tuesday, 11 March 2008](_blank)
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Appointment
Pope Benedict XVI appointed Prakasam as the Bishop of Nellore on 7 December 2006 following the resignation of Bishop P. C. Balaswamy.
References
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21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in India
1957 births
Living people
20th-century Indian Roman Catholic theologians
Pontifical Gregorian University alumni
Christian clergy from Andhra Pradesh