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Date | Event | From | To |
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3 July 1928 | Erected | Archdiocese of Madras (Nellore, Ananthapur, Chitoor, Cuddapah, Kurnool, and Guntur) | Diocese of Nellore (erected) |
13 February 1940 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Nellore (Guntur) | Diocese of Guntur (erected) |
19 September 1953 | Metropolitan Changed | Diocese of Nellore (from Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor)) | |
3 July 1959 | Territory Added | Diocese of Bellary (Raydrug, Adoni, and Alur) | Diocese of Nellore |
12 June 1967 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Nellore (Kurnool and Anantapur (in Andhra Pradesh)) | Diocese of Kurnool (erected) |
20 January 1975 | Territory Added | Diocese of Vellore (Chitoor, Palmaner, Kuppam, Bangarupalem, and Satyavedu (all of Chitoor)) | Diocese of Nellore |
19 October 1976 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Nellore (Cuddapah and Chittoor) | Diocese of Cuddapah (erected) |
14 March 1977 | Territory Added | Diocese of Guntur (Ongole and of Chirala)
Diocese of Kurnool (Markapuram and Giddalur) | Diocese of Nellore |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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1950 | 24,593 | 5,000,000 | .5% | 20 | 38 | 58 | 424 | 1 | 49 | 30 | ap1951 | |
1970 | 44,753 | 5,303,710 | .8% | 50 | 4 | 54 | 828 | 6 | 72 | ap1971 | ||
1980 | 36,308 | 3,670,000 | 1.0% | 27 | 9 | 36 | 1,008 | 10 | 138 | 33 | ap1981 | |
1990 | 47,126 | 4,673,391 | 1.0% | 49 | 7 | 56 | 841 | 7 | 188 | 41 | ap1991 | |
1999 | 62,871 | 6,086,787 | 1.0% | 100 | 5 | 105 | 598 | 5 | 219 | 68 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 64,737 | 6,115,154 | 1.1% | 97 | 4 | 101 | 640 | 6 | 210 | 69 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 66,862 | 6,343,462 | 1.1% | 100 | 4 | 104 | 642 | 6 | 218 | 72 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 68,765 | 6,531,312 | 1.1% | 111 | 8 | 119 | 577 | 10 | 224 | 79 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 69,204 | 6,499,534 | 1.1% | 107 | 6 | 113 | 612 | 8 | 220 | 74 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 79,765 | 6,601,312 | 1.2% | 110 | 8 | 118 | 675 | 10 | 233 | 79 | ap2005 | |
2013 | 84,000 | 7,398,000 | 1.1% | 116 | 20 | 136 | 617 | 20 | 243 | 83 | ap2014 | |
2016 | 85,230 | 7,689,000 | 1.1% | 107 | 21 | 128 | 665 | 21 | 257 | 86 | ap2017 | |
2019 | 87,700 | 7,952,800 | 1.1% | 134 | 21 | 155 | 565 | 21 | 250 | 88 | ap2020 | |
2021 | 88,900 | 6,424,615 | 1.4% | 105 | 21 | 126 | 705 | 21 | 257 | 85 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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