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

Arms (crest) of Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam

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Arms of Bishops and Archbishops

Sébastin-Théophille Neyret (1848-1862)
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Jean-Marie Tissot (1852-1890)
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

Jules-François Philippe (1886-1890)

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