Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hyderabad

Archdiocese of Hyderabad
Archdiocese of Hyderabad; Archidioecesis Hyderabadensis; हैदराबाद के सूबा
	St. Joseph's, the seat of the Archbishop of Hyderabad
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Hyderabad
Statistics
Area	25,319 km2 (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
Cathedral	St. Joseph’s Cathedral
Secular priests	297
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Thumma Bala

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

History

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

Archbishops of Hyderabad (Latin Rite)
- Archbishop Thumma Bala (since March 12, 2011)
- Archbishop Marampudi Joji (January 29, 2000 – August 27, 2010)
- Archbishop Samineni Arulappa (December 6, 1971 – January 29, 2000)
- Archbishop Joseph Mark Gopu (September 19, 1953 – February 28, 1971)
Bishops of Hyderabad (Latin Rite)
- Bishop Joseph Mark Gopu (later Archbishop) (January 8, 1953 – September 19, 1953)
- Bishop Alphonsus Beretta, P.I.M.E. (December 23, 1950 – January 8, 1953)
- Bishop Dionigi Vismara (May 11, 1909 – February 19, 1948)
- Bishop Pierre-André Viganò, P.I.M.E. (October 25, 1897 – May 11, 1909)
Vicars Apostolic of Hyderabad (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Daniel Murphy (later Archbishop) (May 20, 1851 – November 14, 1865)

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.