Diocese of Cuddapah
Rite: Latin
Region : Andhra Pradesh
Patron: St. Joseph
Founded: 19 October 1976
Province: Hyderabad
Status: Diocese
Total area: 31,019 Sq km
Total Population : 64,87,547
Catholics Total: 77599
Diocesan Priests: 138
Religious Priests: 22
Religious Sisters: 305
Minor Seminarians: 0
Major Seminarians: 25
Diocese of Cuddapah at a Glance
Ecclesiastical Institutions
| Parishes & Substations | : 413 | Retreat Centres | : 01 |
| Major Seminaries | : 0 | Diocesan Minor Seminaries | : 0 |
| Congregation Minor Seminaries | : 0 | Religious Formation Houses | : 02 |
| Men Religious Houses | : 0 | Women Religious Houses | : 02 |
| Hospitals | : 07 | Dispensaries / Clinics / Health Centres | : 09 |
| Orphanages | : 02 | Homes for Aged & Destitute | : 03 |
| Schools for Physically Challenged | : 01 | Homes for Physically Challenged | : 0 |
| Crèches | : 05 | Boarding Houses | : 24 |
| Counselling Centres | : 0 | De-addiction Centre | : 0 |
| Social Centres | : 02 | HIV / AIDS Centre | : 01 |
| Professional Colleges | : 0 | Degree Colleges | : 03 |
| Parallel Colleges | : 0 | Vocational / Technical Training Centres | : 02 |
| Higher Secondary / Junior Colleges | : 0 | High Schools | : 22 |
| Upper Primary Schools | : 06 | Lower Primary Schools | :29 |
| Nurseries / Pre-Primary Schools | :0 | Presses & Media Centres | : 02 |
The Diocese of Cuddapah was erected by the Papal Bull "Quoriam ad recte universum" dated October 28, 1976 of Pope Paul VI. It comprises the civil districts of Cuddapah and Chittoor which hitherto were part of the Diocese of Nellore.
Bp Aruliah Somavarapa was appointed the First Bishop of Cuddapah. Bishop Moses Doraboina Prakasam took charge on Aug. 28, 2002 and he was transferred to Nellore diocese on Dec. 07, 2006.
Right Rev. PRASAD GALLELA
Bishop Emeritus of Cuddapah
Personal Details
Born:7-Apr-1962
Priestly Ordination:1-Mar-1989
Episcopal Ordination:1-Mar-2008
Period:2018-
Tel(P): 08247221448
Email(P): bpgallela@gmail.com
Contact Details
Saint Patrick Al. School
1st Crescent Park Road,
Gandhi Nagar, Adyar,
Chennai - 600020 (Tamilnadu)
Tel(O): 08562-24 11 48, 24 16 96
Fax : 24 95 34
Email : dkadapa1977@gmail.com
| Name | Designation | Period |
| Right Rev. Moses D. Prakasam | Bishop | 2002-2006 |
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| Most Rev. S A Arulaiah Somavarapu | Bishop | 1977-1998 |
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