Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hyderabad
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Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hyderabad Archidioecesis Metropolitae Hyderabadensis | |
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.jpg) St Joseph's Cathedral, Hyderabad | |
| Location | |
| Country |  India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Hyderabad |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 25,319 km2 (9,776 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (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 | Anthony Poola |
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hyderabad (Latin: Hyderabaden(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Hyderabad in India.
History
- 1851: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Hyderabad from the Apostolic Vicariate of Madras
- 1 September 1886: Promoted as the Diocese of Hyderabad
- 19 September 1953: Promoted as the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hyderabad
Leadership
- Archbishops of Hyderabad
- Anthony Poola (19 November 2020 – present)
- Thumma Bala (12 March 2011 - 2020)
- Marampudi Joji (29 January 2000 – 27 August 2010)
- Samineni Arulappa (6 December 1971 – 29 January 2000)
- Joseph Mark Gopu (19 September 1953 – 28 February 1971)
- Bishops of Hyderabad
- Joseph Mark Gopu (later Archbishop) (8 January 1953 – 19 September 1953)
- Alphonsus Beretta, P.I.M.E. (23 December 1950 – 8 January 1953)
- Dionigi Vismara (11 May 1909 – 19 February 1948)
- Pierre-André Viganò, P.I.M.E. (25 October 1897 – 11 May 1909)
- Pietro Caprotti, P.I.M.E. (1 September 1886 – 2 June 1897)
- Vicars Apostolic of Hyderabad
- Pietro Caprotti, P.I.M.E. (28 February 1882 – 1 September 1886)
- Jean-Dominique Barbero, P.I.M.E. (18 January 1870 – 18 Octobre 1881)
- Daniel Murphy (later Archbishop) (20 May 1851 – 14 November 1865)
