Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hyderabad

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Archdiocese of Hyderabad Archidioecesis Hyderabadensis हैदराबाद के सूबा
St. Joseph's, the seat of the Archbishop of Hyderabad
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Hyderabad
Statistics
Area	25,319 km2 (9,776 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2013) 13,195,000 114,800 (0.9%)
Parishes	94
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	1851; 170 years ago (1851)
Cathedral	St. Joseph’s Cathedral
Secular priests	297
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Thumma Bala

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hyderabad (Latin: Hyderabaden(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Hyderabad in India.

History[]

• 1851: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Hyderabad from the
• 1 September 1886: Promoted as Diocese of Hyderabad
• 19 September 1953: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hyderabad

Leadership[]

• Archbishops of Hyderabad (Latin Rite)
  • Archbishop Thumma Bala (since 12 March 2011)
  • Archbishop Marampudi Joji (29 January 2000 – 27 August 2010)
  • Archbishop Samineni Arulappa (6 December 1971 – 29 January 2000)
  • Archbishop (19 September 1953 – 28 February 1971)
• Bishops of Hyderabad (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Joseph Mark Gopu (later Archbishop) (8 January 1953 – 19 September 1953)
  • Bishop , P.I.M.E. (23 December 1950 – 8 January 1953)
  • Bishop (11 May 1909 – 19 February 1948)
  • Bishop , P.I.M.E. (25 October 1897 – 11 May 1909)
• Vicars Apostolic of Hyderabad (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Daniel Murphy (later Archbishop) (20 May 1851 – 14 November 1865)

Suffragan dioceses[]

• Adilabad
• Cuddapah
• Khammam
• Kurnool
• Nalgonda
• Warangal

Notes[]

Sources[]

• GCatholic.org ^{[self-published]}
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}

External links[]

• Catholic Encyclopedia: Diocese of Hyderabad-Deccan

Coordinates: 17°23′44″N 78°28′39″E / 17.3956°N 78.4774°E / 17.3956; 78.4774