Roman Catholic Diocese of Eluru

Coordinates: 16°42′51″N 81°05′06″E / 16.7143°N 81.0849°E / 16.7143; 81.0849
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Diocese of Eluru

Dioecesis Eluruensis

ఏలూరు డియోసెస్
Location
Country 
Roman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established9 December 1976
CathedralAmalodbhavi Cathedral in Eluru
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJaya Rao Polimera
Metropolitan ArchbishopPrakash Mallavarapu

The Diocese of Eluru comprises the whole of

East Godavari in Andhra Pradesh, India. This territory was formed from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Vijayawada and was erected into a Diocese by Pope Paul VI on 9 December 1976.[1]

Bishops

Saints and causes for canonisation

  • Servant of God Fr. Silvio Pasquali, PIME[2]

Notes

  1. ^ "Diocese of Eluru". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Saints & Blessed – CCBI". Retrieved 17 October 2019.

16°42′51″N 81°05′06″E / 16.7143°N 81.0849°E / 16.7143; 81.0849