Suffragan diocese Guntur, India
Diocese of Guntur
Gunturen(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Guntur is a Latin rite diocese in Andhra Pradesh, India, erected on 13 February 1940 and suffragan of the Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam. Its seat is the Bala Yesu (Infant Jesus) Cathedral in Phirangipuram.
On the map
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- Established
- 1940
- Catholics
- 539,000
- Priests
- 196
- Territory
- 12,803 km²
Parishes and churches
67 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St. Paul ChurchEmaniView parish
- St. Paul the Apostle ChurchPathareddipalemView parish
- St. Peter ChurchEnamadalaView parish
- St. Theresa of Child Jesus ChurchChilakaluripetView parish
- St. Thomas ChurchAttalurView parish
- St. Vincent Pallotti ChurchAmaravathiView parish
- Velangani MathaAbbineniguntapalemView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Bhagaiah Chinnabathini
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The cathedral
Bala Yesu (Infant Jesus) Cathedral, Phirangipuram stands in Guntur, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Carved out of the Diocese of Nellore in 1940, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Guntur lies in Andhra Pradesh, India. Msgr Thomas Pothacamury served as its first bishop, and the Most Rev. Bhagaiah Chinnabathini leads the diocese at present. Its cathedral stands in Phirangipuram.