| Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
| Rayalaseema | |
| Country: | India |
| Territory: | Civil districts of Chittoor, Anantapur, Kurnool, and Cuddapah, Andhra Pradesh |
| Deaneries: | 24 |
| Subdivisions: | 78 |
| Headquarters: | Kadapa |
| Residence: | Kadapa |
| Churches: | 78 |
| Denomination: | Church of South India (A Uniting church comprising Wesleyan Methodist, Congregational, Calvinist and Anglican missionary societies – SPG, WMMS, LMS, Basel Mission, CMS, and the Church of England) |
| Established: | 15 July 1950 |
| Dissolved: | Cuddapah Diocese and Anantapur-Kurnool Diocese |
| Cathedral: | Kadapa didn't has a Cathedral (Its CSI Central Church, Kadapa). |
| Language: | Telugu |
| Calendar: | Gregorian |
| Parent Church: | Church of South India Trust Association |
| Patriarch: | Most.Rev. Dharmaraj Rasalam, CSI (Moderator) |
| Bishop: | Peyyala Issac Vara Prasad, CSI |
| Bishop Title: | The Right Reverend |
| Suffragan: | for one --> |
| Archdeacon: | for one--> |
| Emeritus Bishops: | B. D. Prasada Rao |
| Website: | http://csirayalaseemadiocese.com/ |
Rayalaseema Diocese is a diocese of Church of South India in Andhra Pradesh state of India.The diocese one among the 22 dioceses of Church of South India.
Rayalaseema diocese was carved on 15 July 1950 out of then Cuddapah Diocese and Anantapur-Kurnool Diocese of the Church of South India.[1]
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes (earned theological credentials) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15.7.1950 | 1963 | H. Sumitra | B.D. (Serampore) |
| 1963 | 1976 | See vacant (overseen by the Church of South India Synod) | |
| 1976 | 1996 | L. V. Azariah | B.D. (Serampore), Th. M. (WTS) |
| 1996 | 2004 | C. B. M. Frederick | B.D. (Serampore) |
| 2004 | 2006 | See vacant (overseen by the Church of South India Synod:) | |
| 2006 | 2012 | K. B. Yesu Vara Prasad | B.D. (Serampore) |
| 2012 | 2013 | See vacant (overseen by the Church of South India Synod:) | |
| 2013 | 2019 | B. D. Prasada Rao | B.D. (Serampore), M.Th. (Serampore) |
| 2021 | present | P. Issac Vara Prasad | B. Th. (Serampore) |