Diocese of Vijayawada
Rite: Latin
Region : Andhra Pradesh
Patron: Ss. Peter & Paul
Founded: 10 January 1933
Province: Vishakapatnam
Status: Diocese
Total area: 08,374 Sq. km
Total Population : 5,019,336
Catholics Total: 02,51,806
Diocesan Priests: 158
Religious Priests: 90
Religious Sisters: 756
Minor Seminarians: 13
Major Seminarians: 49
Diocese of Vijayawada at a Glance
Ecclesiastical Institutions
| Parishes & Substations | : 958 | Retreat Centres | : 03 |
| Major Seminaries | : 0 | Diocesan Minor Seminaries | : 0 |
| Congregation Minor Seminaries | : 0 | Religious Formation Houses | : 0 |
| Men Religious Houses | : 41 | Women Religious Houses | : 108 |
| Hospitals | : 22 | Dispensaries / Clinics / Health Centres | : 15 |
| Orphanages | : 115 | Homes for Aged & Destitute | : 10 |
| Schools for Physically Challenged | : 01 | Homes for Physically Challenged | : 09 |
| Crèches | : 0 | Boarding Houses | : 05 |
| Counselling Centres | : 02 | De-addiction Centre | : 0 |
| Social Centres | : 01 | HIV / AIDS Centre | : 02 |
| Professional Colleges | : 01 | Degree Colleges | : 03 |
| Parallel Colleges | : 0 | Vocational / Technical Training Centres | : 20 |
| Higher Secondary / Junior Colleges | : 11 | High Schools | : 58 |
| Upper Primary Schools | : 07 | Lower Primary Schools | :173 |
| Nurseries / Pre-Primary Schools | :73 | Presses & Media Centres | : 0 |
The Diocese of Vijayawada comprised the whole of Krishna and West Godavari districts and the Taluks of Amalapuram, Kothapeta, Razole and Mummidivaram in East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.
This territory was separated from Hyderabad and made a "Missio sui Juris" by a Brief of the Sacred Congregation of Propaganda Fide, dated January 10, 1933 and erected to a diocese on April 23, 1937.
The Diocese of Eluru was bifurcated from Vijayawada on February 26, 1977. The Diocese of Vijayawada now comprises only the civil district of Krishna.
| Name | Designation | Period |
| Most Rev. Marampudi Joji | Bishop | 1996-2000 |
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| Most Rev. Joseph S. Thumma | Bishop | 1971-1996 |
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| Most Rev. Ambrose De Battista, P.I.M.E | Bishop | 1951-1971 |
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| Most Rev. Domenico Grassi, P.I.M.E. | Bishop | 1933-1951 |
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