The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurnool ( la, Kurnoolen(sis)) 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 ...

located in the city of Kurnool in the

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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, in the northern part of Southern India ...

in India.

History

* 12 June 1967: Established as Diocese of Kurnool from the

Diocese of Nellore 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 ...

Leadership

Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...

s of Kurnool (

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) ** Rt. Rev. Msgr. Anthonappa Chowrappa (Apostolic Administrator - 20 November 2020 – Present) ** Bishop

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 ...

(8 February 2008 – 19 November 2020) (later Archbishop of Hyderabad, Elevated to Cardinal by

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on 27 August 2022) ** Bishop Johannes Gorantla (6 December 1993 – 20 January 2007) ** Bishop Abraham Aruliah Somavarapa (Apostolic Administrator 1991 – 6 December 1993) ** Bishop Mathew Cheriankunnel, P.I.M.E. (18 January 1988 – 16 July 1991) ** Bishop Joseph Rajappa (12 June 1967 – 18 January 1988)

References

External links

GCatholic.org

Catholic Hierarchy
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