Diocese of

Srikakulam

India India

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Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Srikakulam / Srikakulamen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Visakhapatnam

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Mary Help of Christians

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

Present Prelates

Bishop (2019.07.16 – ...):Bishop Vijaya Kumar Rayarala, P.I.M.E. (55)Bishop Vijaya Kumar Rayarala, P.I.M.E. (55)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Srikakulam (Roman Rite)

Bishop Vijaya Kumar Rayarala, P.I.M.E. (55)Bishop Vijaya Kumar Rayarala, P.I.M.E. (55)
(2019.07.16 – ...)

Bishop of Srikakulam (India)

Nolite timere

Born:1969.10.15 (Khammam, India)
Ordained Priest:1998.08.29
Consecrated Bishop:2019.09.02

Bishop of Srikakulam (India) (2019.07.16 – ...)

Bishop Innayya Chinna Addagatla
(1993.07.01 – 2018.12.12)

Ad majorem Dei gloriam

Born:1937.05.02 (Ravipadu, India)
Ordained Priest:1965.01.04
Consecrated Bishop:1989.06.29
Died:2022.04.01 (Srikakulam, India † 84)

Bishop of Nalgonda (India) (1989.04.17 – 1993.07.01)

Bishop of Srikakulam (India) (1993.07.01 – 2018.12.12)

Special Churches

Visakhapatnam (↙), Rayagada (↖), Berhampur (↗)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 8,524 km²

Population: 88,500 Catholics (2.2% of 4,016,180 total)

Pastoral Centres: 39 parishes

Personnel: 50 priests (33 diocesan, 17 religious), 146 religious (28 brothers, 118 sisters), 12 seminarians

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Last updated on 2024.11.18

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