Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam is an archdiocese located in the city of Visakhapatnam in India.

History

Claretian Missionary Fathers (CMF) entered the diocese in the year 1888. In 1845, Rome entrusted a vast area of Eastern and Central India to the MSFS, who set their headquarters in 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.

Bishops

Pro-Vicars Apostolic

Vicars Apostolic

Bishops of Visakhapatnam (Vizagapatam until 1950)

Archbishops of Visakhapatnam

Suffragan dioceses

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