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Diocese of Vijayawada

Dioecesis Viiayavadanus
Location
CountryIndia
TerritoryAndhra Pradesh
Ecclesiastical provinceVisakhapatnam
MetropolitanVisakhapatnam
Statistics
Area8,734 km2 (3,372 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2017)
4,730,650
359,530 (7.6%)
Parishes98
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established10 January 1933
CathedralSt Paul’s Cathedral in Vijayawada
Co-cathedralSt Peter’s Co-Cathedral in Vijayawada
Patron SaintsSaints Peter and Paul
Secular priests276
LanguageTelugu, English
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopThelagathoti J. Raja Rao, S.M.M.
Metropolitan ArchbishopPrakash Mallavarapu
Vicar General
  • Msgr. Muvvala Prasad,
  • Msgr. Mesapam Gabriel
Map
Website
www.vijayawadadiocese.org
St.Paul's Cathedral, Vijayawada

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Vijayawada (Latin: Viiayavadan(us)) is a diocese located in the city of Vijayawada in the ecclesiastical province of Visakhapatnam in India. Administratively, the diocese encompasses the geographical Krishna district of the state of Andhra Pradesh . The Diocese of Vijayawada has the largest catholic population(.35 million) among all the Suffragan dioceses of the Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam.

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