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Diocese of Nellore

Dioecesis Nellorensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 3 July 1928
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: India
  • Square Kilometers: 30,800 (11,896 Square Miles)
  • Description: Nellore and Prakasam (except Adoni)
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, Santhapet, Nellore-524001, A.P., India
  • Telephone: (0861)2331.038
  • Fax: 2323.950

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
3 July 1928ErectedArchdiocese of Madras (Nellore, Ananthapur, Chitoor, Cuddapah, Kurnool, and Guntur) Diocese of Nellore (erected)
13 February 1940Territory LostDiocese of Nellore (Guntur) Diocese of Guntur (erected)
19 September 1953Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Nellore (from Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor))
3 July 1959Territory AddedDiocese of Bellary (Raydrug, Adoni, and Alur) Diocese of Nellore
12 June 1967Territory LostDiocese of Nellore (Kurnool and Anantapur (in Andhra Pradesh)) Diocese of Kurnool (erected)
20 January 1975Territory AddedDiocese of Vellore (Chitoor, Palmaner, Kuppam, Bangarupalem, and Satyavedu (all of Chitoor)) Diocese of Nellore
19 October 1976Territory LostDiocese of Nellore (Cuddapah and Chittoor) Diocese of Cuddapah (erected)
14 March 1977Territory AddedDiocese of Guntur (Ongole and of Chirala)
Diocese of Kurnool (Markapuram and Giddalur)
Diocese of Nellore

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
195024,5935,000,000.5%20385842414930ap1951
197044,7535,303,710.8%50454828672ap1971
198036,3083,670,0001.0%279361,0081013833ap1981
199047,1264,673,3911.0%49756841718841ap1991
199962,8716,086,7871.0%1005105598521968ap2000
200064,7376,115,1541.1%974101640621069ap2001
200166,8626,343,4621.1%1004104642621872ap2002
200268,7656,531,3121.1%11181195771022479ap2003
200369,2046,499,5341.1%1076113612822074ap2004
200479,7656,601,3121.2%11081186751023379ap2005
201384,0007,398,0001.1%116201366172024383ap2014
201685,2307,689,0001.1%107211286652125786ap2017
201987,7007,952,8001.1%134211555652125088ap2020
202188,9006,424,6151.4%105211267052125785ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 21, Page 465, to Page 467
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 46, Page 83, to Page 87
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 51, Page 654
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 67, Page 122
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 69, Page 224

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