Roman Catholic Diocese of Vijayawada

Diocese of Vijayawada
Dioecesis Viiayavadanus
విజయవాడ డియోసెస్
Location
Country India
Ecclesiastical province Visakhapatnam
Metropolitan Visakhapatnam
Statistics
Area 8,734 km2 (3,372 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
5,038,000
277,673 (5.5%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral St Paul’s Cathedral in Vijayawada
Co-cathedral St Peter’s Co-Cathedral in Vijayawada
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Joseph Raja Rao Thelegathoti, S.M.M.
Metropolitan Archbishop Prakash Mallavarapu

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Vijayawada (Latin: Viiayavadan(us)) is a diocese located in the city of Vijayawada in the Ecclesiastical province of Visakhapatnam in India.

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