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Archdiocese of Hyderabad Archidioecesis Hyderabadensis हैदराबाद के सूबा | |
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| File:Stjosephscathedralhyderabad.png St. Joseph's, the seat of the Archbishop of Hyderabad | |
| Location | |
| Country |  India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Hyderabad |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 25,319 km2 (9,776 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2013) 13,195,000 114,800 (0.9%) |
| Parishes | 94 |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 1851 |
| Cathedral | St. Joseph’s Cathedral |
| Secular priests | 297 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Thumma Bala |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hyderabad (Latin: Hyderabaden(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Hyderabad in India.
History[edit | edit source]
- 1851: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Hyderabad from the Apostolic Vicariate of Madras
- 1 September 1886: Promoted as Diocese of Hyderabad
- 19 September 1953: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hyderabad
Leadership[edit | edit source]
- Archbishops of Hyderabad (Latin Rite)
- Archbishop Thumma Bala (since 12 March 2011)
- Archbishop Marampudi Joji (29 January 2000 – 27 August 2010)
- Archbishop Samineni Arulappa (6 December 1971 – 29 January 2000)
- Archbishop Joseph Mark Gopu (19 September 1953 – 28 February 1971)
- Bishops of Hyderabad (Latin Rite)
- Bishop Joseph Mark Gopu (later Archbishop) (8 January 1953 – 19 September 1953)
- Bishop Alphonsus Beretta, P.I.M.E. (23 December 1950 – 8 January 1953)
- Bishop Dionigi Vismara (11 May 1909 – 19 February 1948)
- Bishop Pierre-André Viganò, P.I.M.E. (25 October 1897 – 11 May 1909)
- Vicars Apostolic of Hyderabad (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Daniel Murphy (later Archbishop) (20 May 1851 – 14 November 1865)