The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nellore ( la, Nelloren(sis)) is a
diocese located in the city of
Nellore in the
Ecclesiastical province of
Visakhapatnam in India.
History
* 3 July 1928: Established as Diocese of Nellore from the
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madras
Leadership
*
Bishops of Nellore (
Latin Rite)
** Bishop Doraboina Moses Prakasam (7 December 2006 – present)
** Bishop
Prakash Mallavarapup (Apostolic Administrator 22 October 2005 – 7 December 2006)
** Bishop
Pudhota Chinniah Balaswamy
Pudhota Chinniah Balaswamy (10 October 1928 – 24 September 2009) was the Indian bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nellore, which is based in the city of Nellore. Bishop Balaswamy served as the Bishop of Nellore from 17 December 1973, ...
(17 December 1973 – 7 December 2006)
** Bishop
Bala Shoury Thumma
Bala may refer to:
Places
India
*Bala, India, a village in Allahabad, India
* Bala, Ahor, a village in the Jalore district of Rajasthan
* Bala, Raebareli, a village in Uttar Pradesh, India
Romania
*Bala, Mehedinți, a commune in Mehedinţi C ...
(16 March 1970 – 4 August 1973)
** Bishop
William Bouter
William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conqu ...
,
M.H.M. (28 May 1929 – 16 March 1970)
References
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in India
Christian organizations established in 1928
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Christianity in Andhra Pradesh
1928 establishments in India
Nellore
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