Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam
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Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam Archidioecesis Visakhapatnamensis విశాఖపట్నం ఆర్చ్డియోసెస్ |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Visakhapatnam |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 25,950 km2 (10,020 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 12,640,684 247,231 (2%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | St Peter’s Cathedral in Visakhapatnam |
| Co-cathedral | St Anne’s Co-Cathedral in Visakhapatnam |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Prakash Mallavarapu |
| Emeritus Bishops | Mariadas Kagithapu Archbishop Emeritus (2001-2012) |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam/Vizag/Vishakhapatnam (Latin: Visakhapatnamen(sis)) is an Archdiocese located in the city of Visakhapatnam in India.
Claretian Missionary Fathers(CMF) entered the diocese in the year 1888. In 1845 Rome entrusted to the MSFS a vast area of Eastern and Central India with the headquarters at Visakhapatnam. The first group of MSFS landed on the East coast of India on 8 September 1845. The order of Friars Minor Capuchins. A Novitiate was opened in India in 1922 thus planting the order in the Indian soil.(Chinna Waltair) Society of Jesus(K.D. Peta) Congregation Of The Missions(C.M)Vincentians (Ukkunagaram)
Coordinates: 17°43′09″N 83°17′05″E / 17.7193°N 83.2846°E
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