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Diocese of Vijayawada

Dioecesis Viiayavadana



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 21 October 1950
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: India
  • Square Kilometers: 8,727 (3,370 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://vijayawadadiocese.org/
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, 59 A-1-7 Ring Road, Patamata, Vijayawada-520008, Krishna Dt., A.P., India
  • Telephone: (0866)2471.355
  • Fax: 2478.629

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Mission "Sui Iuris" of Bezwada
10 January 1933ErectedDiocese of Hyderabad (Kistna and the Western Godavery) Mission "Sui Iuris" of Bezwada (erected)
Diocese of Bezwada
13 April 1937ElevatedMission "Sui Iuris" of Bezwada Diocese of Bezwada
Diocese of Vijayawada
21 October 1950Name ChangedDiocese of Bezwada Diocese of Vijayawada
9 December 1976Territory LostDiocese of Vijayawada (West Godavari and part of East Godavari) Diocese of Eluru (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Vijayawada
195060,2633,471,8491.7%635411,4696517ap1951
1970147,0015,500,0002.7%5236881,6706042345ap1971
1980129,5592,545,0005.1%4431751,7277638943ap1981
1990171,0243,872,6554.4%60491091,5699652256ap1991
1999214,3434,206,3625.1%72661381,55312069274ap2000
2000224,5144,299,8755.2%73701431,57012068977ap2002
2002269,9834,388,6086.2%74731471,83612570077ap2003
2003233,8024,938,4094.7%76791551,50812971577ap2004
2004253,7045,142,6144.9%82791611,57512871577ap2005
2010277,6735,038,0005.5%120912111,31534671689ap2011
2014257,9134,569,6285.6%126942201,17234179198ap2015
2017267,0504,730,6505.6%1261032291,16634678998ap2018
2020297,2584,891,8906.1%1371332701,100235979100ap2021
2022301,4877,001,5624.3%1411482891,0431921,052103ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Mission "Sui Iuris" of Bezwada
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 25, Page 485, and Page 486
  • Diocese of Bezwada
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 29, Page 415, to Page 417
  • Diocese of Vijayawada
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 43, Page 127

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