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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Roman Catholic diocese in Andhra Pradesh, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox diocese<br />
| jurisdiction = Diocese<br />
| name = Eluru<br />
| latin = Dioecesis Eluruensis<br />
| local = ఏలూరు డియోసెస్<br />
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<!---- Locations ----><br />
| country = {{flag|India}}<br />
| territory = <br />
| province = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam|Visakhapatnam]]<br />
| metropolitan = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam|Visakhapatnam]]<br />
| archdeaconries = <br />
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<!---- Statistics ----><br />
| area_km2 = 6,880 <br />
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| population = 7,867,781<br />
| population_as_of = 2006<br />
| catholics = 281,531<br />
| catholics_percent = 3.6<br />
| parishes = <!-- Number of parishes in the diocese --><br />
| churches = <!-- Number of churches in the diocese --><br />
| congregations = <!-- Number of congregations in the diocese --><br />
| schools = <!-- Number of church supported schools in the diocese --><br />
| members = <!-- Number of members in the diocese --><br />
<!---- Information ----><br />
| denomination = [[Roman Catholic]] <br />
| sui_iuris_church = [[Latin Church]] <br />
| rite = [[Roman Rite]] <br />
| established = 9 December 1976<br />
| cathedral = Amalodbhavi Cathedral in [[Eluru]]<br />
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| priests = <!-- Number of priests in the diocese --><br />
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| pope = {{Incumbent pope}} <!-- DO NOT CHANGE. This will update the Popes Automatically as they change --><br />
| patriarch = <br />
| major_archbishop = <br />
| bishop = Jaya Rao Polimera<br />
| bishop_title = <!-- Type of ordinary: i.e. Bishop or Archbishop. Default is Bishop --><br />
| metro_archbishop = Prakash Mallavarapu<br />
| coadjutor = <br />
| suffragans = <!-- List most senior first (usually reckoned by date of consecration); use | suffragan = for one --><br />
| auxiliary_bishops = <!-- List most senior first (usually reckoned by date of consecration) --><br />
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| archdeacons = <!-- List most senior first (usually reckoned by date of first collation); use | archdeacon = for one--><br />
| emeritus_bishops = <!-- List most senior first (usually reckoned by date of consecration) --><br />
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The '''Diocese of Eluru''' comprises parts of [[Eluru district]], [[Konaseema district]], and [[West Godavari district]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]. This territory was formed from the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Vijayawada]] and was erected into a Diocese by [[Pope Paul VI]] on 9 December 1976.<ref>{{Catholic-hierarchy|diocese|delur|Diocese of Eluru|21 January 2015}}</ref><br />
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==Bishops==<br />
*[[John Mulagada]] (5 May 1977 – 16 August 2009)<br />
*[[Jaya Rao Polimera]] (25 July 2013–present)<br />
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==Saints and causes for canonisation==<br />
* Servant of God Fr. Silvio Pasquali, PIME<ref name="CCBI">{{Cite web|url=http://ccbi.in/saints-blessed/|title=Saints & Blessed – CCBI|accessdate=Oct 17, 2019}}</ref><br />
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==Notes==<br />
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[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses in India]]<br />
[[Category:Christian organizations established in 1976]]<br />
[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century]]<br />
[[Category:1976 establishments in Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Christianity in Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Konaseema district]]<br />
[[Category:West Godavari district]]<br />
[[Category:Eluru district]]<br />
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