Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Adilabad was created by
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...
on 23 July 1999. The first bishop, Mar
Joseph Kunnath,
CMI, was ordained bishop on 6 October 1999 at which time the diocese also was inaugurated.
External links
Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Adilabad at Catholic-Hierarchy
Syro-Malabar Catholic dioceses
Christian organizations established in 1999
Christianity in Telangana
1999 establishments in Andhra Pradesh
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