The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hyderabad ( la, Hyderabaden(sis)) is an

archdiocese 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 associate ...

located in the city of

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...

in India.

History

* 1851: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Hyderabad from the Apostolic Vicariate of Madras * 1 September 1886: Promoted as the Diocese of Hyderabad * 19 September 1953: Promoted as the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hyderabad

Leadership

; Archbishops of Hyderabad *

Anthony Poola Anthony Poola (born 15 November 1961) is an Indian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Archbishop of Hyderabad since 2021. He was Bishop of Kurnool from 2008 to 2020. Before becoming a bishop, he worked as a priest of the Diocese of Cu ...

(19 November 2020 - present) * Thumma Bala (12 March 2011 - 2020) *

Marampudi Joji Marampudi Joji (7 October 1942 – 27 August 2010) was the third Archbishop of Hyderabad. He was born in Bhimavaram and died at the Bishop's House, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. He knew Latin, Telugu, and English. Early years & education Joji ...

(29 January 2000 – 27 August 2010) *

Samineni Arulappa Archbishop Samineni Arulappa (28 August 1924 – 13 February 2005), also known as S Arulappa, was an Indian Catholic clergyman who served as the Archbishop of Hyderabad from December 1971 through January 2000. The youngest priest to be consecrat ...

(6 December 1971 – 29 January 2000) * Joseph Mark Gopu (19 September 1953 – 28 February 1971) ; Bishops of Hyderabad * Joseph Mark Gopu (later Archbishop) (8 January 1953 – 19 September 1953) * Alphonsus Beretta, P.I.M.E. (23 December 1950 – 8 January 1953) * Dionigi Vismara (11 May 1909 – 19 February 1948) * Pierre-André Viganò, P.I.M.E. (25 October 1897 – 11 May 1909) ; Vicars Apostolic of Hyderabad * Daniel Murphy (later Archbishop) (20 May 1851 – 14 November 1865)

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References

External links

GCatholic.org

Catholic Hierarchy

Catholic Encyclopedia: Diocese of Hyderabad-Deccan
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