Diocese of Khammam
| Diocese of Khammam | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Hyderabad |
| Diocesan bishop | Paul Maipan |
| founding | 1988 |
| surface | 16,029 km² |
| Parishes | 53 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 2.611.010 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 117,553 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 4.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 45 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 37 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,434 |
| Friars | 197 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 316 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
The diocese of Khammam ( lat. : Dioecesis Khammamensis ) is in India situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Khammam .
history
The Diocese of Khammam was established on January 18, 1988 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Perinde atque apostolicum from cessions of territory from the Diocese of Warangal and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Hyderabad as a suffragan .
territory
The diocese of Khammam comprises the district of Khammam in the state of Andhra Pradesh .
Bishops of Khammam
- Joseph Rajappa , 1988-1989
- Marampudi Joji , 1991–1996, then Bishop of Vijayawada
- Paul Maipan , since 1997
See also
Web links
- Description on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Perinde atque apostolicum , AAS 80 (1988), n.9, pp. 1091f.