Roman Catholic Diocese of Vijayawada explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Vijayawada
Latin:Dioecesis Viiayavadanus
Country:India
Territory:Andhra Pradesh
Metropolitan:Visakhapatnam
Province:Visakhapatnam
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Rite:Latin Rite
Established:10 January 1933
Cathedral:St Paul’s Cathedral in Vijayawada
Cocathedral:St Peter’s Co-Cathedral in Vijayawada
Patron:Saints Peter and Paul
Patron Title:Patron Saints
Area Km2:8,734
Population:4,730,650
Population As Of:2017
Catholics:359,530
Catholics Percent:7.6
Parishes:98
Priests:276
Language:Telugu, English
Bishop:Thelagathoti J. Raja Rao, S.M.M.
Metro Archbishop:Prakash Mallavarapu
Map:Map-Diocese-of-Vijayawada.jpg

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.

History

Diocesan demographics

As of 2017 the Catholic population of the diocese was 3,50,000. These Catholics were served by 189 diocesan priests and 32 priests of religious orders in 98 parishes. Also laboring in the diocese were 37 religious brothers, and 795 nuns

Leadership

Parishes

St.Paul's Cathedral St.Peter's Co-Cathedral Agiripalli
Ajitsinghnagar Arugolanu Assisi nagar (Konkepudi)
AvanigaddaAvutapalli (Peda Avutapalli) Azzampudi
BantumilliBhaskarao Peta (Vijayawada) Bhyravapatnam
Bodavada- Jammavaram Carmel Nagar (Vijayawada) Challapalli
ChanubandaChatraiChillakallu
Christurajupuram (Vijayawada) Edara Edulagudem
EnikepaduGampalagudemGannavaram
Gollapudi (Vijayawada) Goodmanpeta Gudivada
GudlavalleruGunadalaGuntupalli (Vijayawada)
Jagannadhapuram JaggayyapetaJeevan Nagar (Jakkampudi)
Jojinagar (Vijayawada) Jyothinagar Kaikaluru
KalidindiKambhampaduKanchikacherla
Kankipadu (Vijayawada)Kanuru (Vijayawada)Keesara
KesarapalliKoduruKondapalli
KondapavuluruKorukolluKotapadu
KothapalliKuchipudiLabbipeta (Vijayawada)
Lourdhunagar (Vijayawada)MachilipatnamMallavalli
ManginapudiMariapuram (Lakshmipuram) Muchintala
MudinepalliMunagalapalliMusunuru
MylavaramNagayalankaNandigama
NawabupetaNehrupetaNunna
NuzvidPaidurupaduPamarru
Peda-mustabadPedanaPenamaluru (Vijayawada)
PenugolanuPezzonipeta (Vijayawada)Polukonda
Raja Rajeswaripeta (Vijayawada)RamanakkapetaRanigarithota (Vijayawada)
Sahaya Nagar (Ibrahimpatnam)SaradanagarSatynarayanapuram (Vijayawada)
SiluvagirinagarTelaproluTheresanagar
ThukkuluruThurlapaduTiruvuru
UppaluruVanukuruVatsavai
VelagalagudemVellaturuVelpuru (Vijayawada)
VennanapudiVentrapragadaVissannapeta
VuyyuruYesupuram

Shrines

Seminaries

Education

As of 2019, the diocese has 27 Elementary schools, 9 Upper primary Schools, 50 High Schools, 3 Higher Secondary Schools, 10 Colleges, 2 Nursing training Institutes, 10 Non-Formal training centers, 16 Parish Elementary Schools departing education from pre-kindergarten through Post Graduation.

Catholic Institutions of Repute :

Media & Publications

Saints and causes for canonisation

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saints & Blessed – CCBI. Oct 17, 2019.