Diocese of Kurnool
| Diocese of Kurnool | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Hyderabad |
| Diocesan bishop | Anthony Poola |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Mathew Cheriankunnel PIME |
| founding | June 12, 1967 |
| surface | 43,000 km² |
| Parishes | 48 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 7,838,192 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 69,413 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 0.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 56 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 50 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 655 |
| Friars | 316 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 331 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral |
| Co-cathedral | St. Teresa's Co-Cathedral |
| Website | http://kurnooldiocese.org/ |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurnool ( lat. : Dioecesis Kurnoolensis ) is in India situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Kurnool .
history
The diocese Kurnool was on June 12, 1967 by Pope Paul VI. Established with the Apostolic Constitution Munus apostolicum from cession of territory by the Diocese of Nellore and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Hyderabad as a suffragan .
territory
The diocese of Kurnool comprises the districts of Anantapur and Kurnool in the state of Andhra Pradesh .
Bishops of Kurnool
- Joseph Rajappa , 1967–1988, then Bishop of Khammam
- Mathew Cheriankunnel PIME , 1988-1991
- Johannes Gorantla , 1993-2007
- Anthony Poola , since 2008
See also
Web links
- Description on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. Munus apostolicum , AAS 60 (1968), n.2, pp. 65f.