Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam

ARCHDIOCESE OF VISAKHAPATNAM (Archidioecesis Visakhapatnamensis)

Country : India
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1850 as Apostolic Vicariate of Vizagapatam
Elevated in 1886 to Diocese of Vizagapatam
Renamed in 1950 to Diocese of Visakhapatnam
Elevated in 2001 to Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam

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Arms of Bishops and Archbishops

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  Sébastin-Théophille Neyret (1848-1862)

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  Jean-Marie Tissot (1852-1890)

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  Jean-Marie Clerc (1891-1926)

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  Pierre Rossillon (1926-1947)

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  Joseph-Alphonse Baud (1947-1966)

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  Ignatius Gopu (1966-1981)

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  Kagithapu Mariadas (1982-2012)

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  Prakash Mallavarapu (2012-present)

Arms of Coadjutor and auxiliary Bishops

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  Jules-François Philippe (1886-1890)

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