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Diocese of Guntur

Dioecesis Gunturensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Bhagyaiah Chinnabathini, Bishop
  • Bali Gali, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 13 February 1940
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: India
  • Square Kilometers: 12,803 (4,945 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, Chandramouli Nagar, Guntur-522007, A.P., India
  • Telephone: (0863)2350.255

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
13 February 1940ErectedDiocese of Nellore (Guntur) Diocese of Guntur (erected)
19 September 1953Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Guntur (from Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor))
14 March 1977Territory LostDiocese of Guntur (Ongole and of Chirala)
Diocese of Kurnool (Markapuram and Giddalur)
Diocese of Nellore

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
195038,0872,277,2831.7%434388512523ap1951
197069,7473,600,0001.9%589671,0411534534ap1971
1980106,0723,316,0723.2%6528931,1403735444ap1981
1990126,4734,590,0002.8%66421081,1717141851ap1991
1999163,5164,861,4623.4%75501251,3089750266ap2000
2000172,6164,896,9823.5%77521291,3389653172ap2001
2001183,1504,980,5403.7%85521371,33610053171ap2002
2002185,1502,025,1909.1%85601451,2769649572ap2003
2003191,9645,035,2103.8%100621621,1847952274ap2004
2004195,6305,044,5203.9%99651641,1928254074ap2005
2006218,0975,150,9454.2%103651681,2988257079ap2007
2013218,9006,066,3803.6%100751751,25016067284ap2014
2016310,0006,306,0004.9%109781871,65717064091ap2017
2019321,6006,543,6604.9%125802051,568176723100ap2020
2021529,7706,188,3808.6%121751962,70290715103ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 32, Page 396, to Page 398
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 46, Page 83, to Page 87

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