Roman Catholic Diocese of Warangal
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Diocese of Warangal Dioecesis Varangalensis वारंगल के सूबा | |
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Location | |
Country | India |
Ecclesiastical province | Hyderabad |
Metropolitan | Hyderabad |
Statistics | |
Area | 24,702 km2 (9,537 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2010) 7,724,845 66,385 (0.9%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Our Lady of Fatima Cathedral, Fatimanagar |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Udumala Bala Showreddy |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Thumma Bala |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Warangal (Latin: Varangalen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Warangal in the Ecclesiastical province of Hyderabad in India.
History[edit]
- 22 December 1952: Established as Diocese of Warangal from the Diocese of Hyderabad
Leadership[edit]
- Bishops of Warangal (Latin Rite)
- Bishop Udumala Bala Showreddy (23 May 2013 – present)
- Bishop Thumma Bala (17 November 1986 – 12 March 2011)
- Bishop Alphonso Beretta, P.I.M.E. (8 January 1953 – 30 November 1985)
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Coordinates: 17°59′01″N 79°31′29″E / 17.9837°N 79.5246°E