Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hyderabad

The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hyderabad (Latin: Hyderabaden(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Hyderabad in India.

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hyderabad Archidioecesis Metropolitae Hyderabadensis हैदराबाद महानगर महाधर्मप्रांत
St Joseph's Cathedral, Hyderabad
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Hyderabad
Statistics
Area	25,319 km^2 (9,776 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2013) 13,195,000 114,800 (0.9%)
Parishes	94
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	1851; 173 years ago (1851)
Cathedral	St. Joseph’s Cathedral
Secular priests	297
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Anthony Poola
Bishops emeritus	Thumma Bala

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 (19 November 2020 – present)
• Thumma Bala (12 March 2011 - 2020)
• Marampudi Joji (29 January 2000 – 27 August 2010)
• Samineni Arulappa (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)

Suffragan dioceses

• Adilabad
• Cuddapah
• Khammam
• Kurnool
• Nalgonda
• Warangal

References

External links

• Official website
• GCatholic.org ^{[self-published]}
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}

•  Hyderabad portal

• Catholic Encyclopedia: Diocese of Hyderabad-Deccan

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