Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam/Vizag/Vishakhapatnam (Latin: Visakhapatnamen(sis)) is an Archdiocese located in the city of Visakhapatnam in India.

History[]

• 16 March 1845: Established as the Apostolic Pro-Vicariate of Vizagapatam from the ^[1]
• 3 April 1850: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Vizagapatam
• 1 September 1886: Promoted as Diocese of Vizagapatam
• 21 October 1950: Renamed as Diocese of Visakhapatnam
• 16 October 2001: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam

Claretian Missionary Fathers(CMF) entered the diocese in the year 1888. In 1845 Rome entrusted to the MSFS a vast area of Eastern and Central India with the headquarters at Visakhapatnam. The first group of MSFS landed on the East coast of India on 8 September 1845. The order of Friars Minor Capuchins. A Novitiate was opened in India in 1922 thus planting the order in the Indian soil.(Chinna Waltair) Society of Jesus(K.D. Peta) Congregation of the Missions (C.M) Vincentians (Ukkunagaram)

Leadership[]

• Archbishops of Visakhapatnam (Latin Rite)
  • Archbishop ; Archbishop; formerly Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Vijayawada, India
  • Archbishop , M.S.F.S. (16 October 2001 – 3 July 2012); retired
• Bishops of Visakhapatnam (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Kagithapu Mariadas, M.S.F.S. (later Archbishop) (10 September 1982 – 16 October 2001)
  • Bishop , M.S.F.S. (4 October 1966 – 2 August 1981)
  • Bishop , M.S.F.S. (21 October 1950 – 4 October 1966)
• Bishops of Vizagapatam (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Joseph-Alphonse Baud, M.S.F.S. (23 March 1947 – 21 October 1950)
  • Bishop , M.S.F.S. (18 June 1926 – 22 March 1947)
  • Bishop , M.S.F.S. (19 February 1891 – 18 June 1926)
  • Bishop , M.S.F.S. (1 September 1886 – 1890)
• Vicars Apostolic
  • Bishop , M.S.F.S. (1862 – 1 September 1886)
  • Bishop , M.S.F.S. (3 April 1850–5 Nov 1862)
• Pro-Vicars Apostolic
  • Fr. , M.S.F.S. (1847 – 3 April 1850)
  • Fr. , (16 March 1845 – 1847)

Suffragan dioceses[]

• Eluru
• Guntur
• Nellore
• Srikakulam
• Vijayawada

References[]

Sources[]

• GCatholic.org ^{[self-published]}
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}
• Official Website of the Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam

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