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Suffragan diocese Srikakulam, India

Diocese of Srikakulam

Srikakulamen(sis)

Latin-rite diocese in northern Andhra Pradesh, India, erected 1 July 1993 from the Diocese of Visakhapatnam. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam, seated at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy in Srikakulam.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy, Srikakulam, in Srikakulam, India.

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Established
1993
Catholics
85,900
Priests
68
Territory
8,524 km²

Parishes and churches

32 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Vijaya Kumar Rayarala
Born
15 October 1969
Birthplace
Khammam
Institute
PONTIFICIO ISTITUTO MISSIONI ESTERE

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy, Srikakulam stands in Srikakulam, 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

The city of Srikakulam is the seat of this diocese (Latin: Srikakulamen(sis)), which belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Visakhapatnam in India.