Diocese of Kurnool

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurnool (Latin: Dioecesis Kurnoolensis) is a diocese located in the city of Kurnool in the ecclesiastical province of Hyderabad in India.

Diocese of Kurnool Dioecesis Kurnoolensis कुरनूल के सूबा
Location
Country	India
Territory	Andhra Pradesh districts of Kurnool and Anantapur
Metropolitan	Hyderabad
Statistics
Area	43,000 km2 (17,000 sq mi)
Population	(as of 2010) 82,484
Parishes	52
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral
Co-cathedral	St. Teresa’s Co-Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Johannes Gorantla, O.C.D.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Anthony Poola
Vicar General	Msgr. David Arulappa
Website
Website of the Diocese

History

Jesuit missionaries evangelized this region until 1773, when missionaries from the Paris Foreign Missions Society took over the mission.

The current Diocese of Kurnool was erected from the Diocese of Nellore on 12 June 1967.

Ordinary

Bishop

1. Joseph Rajappa (12 June 1967 – 18 January 1988)
2. Mathew Cheriankunnel, P.I.M.E. (18 January 1988 – 16 July 1991)
3. Johannes Gorantla (6 December 1993 – 20 January 2007)
4. Cardinal Anthony Poola (8 February 2008 – 19 November 2020); elevated Archbishop of Hyderabad
5. Johannes Gorantla, O.C.D. (27 February 2024 – )

Apostolic administrator

1. Bishop Abraham Aruliah Somavarapa (1991 – 6 December 1993)
2. Monsignor Anthonappa Chowrappa (20 November 2020 – 2024)

External links

• GCatholic.org ^{[self-published]}
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}