Diocese of Adilabad ( Latin: Eparchia Adilabadensis ) is a diocese of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church with its center in the city of Adilabad , India . Included in the Latin metropolis of Hyderabad . The cathedral of the Diocese of Adilabad is the Holy Family Church .
| Diocese of Adilabad | |
|---|---|
| Eparchia adilabadensis | |
| Main city | Adilabad , India |
| A country |  India |
| Established | June 23, 1999 |
| Cathedral | Holy Family Cathedral |
| Metropolis | Archdiocese of Hyderabad |
| Parishes | 31 |
| Diocese Square | 16.210 km² |
| Diocese population | 2,600,000 people |
| The number of Catholics | 13.720 people |
| Share of Catholics | 0.5% |
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History
On June 23, 1999, Pope John Paul II issued the bull Ad aptius consulendum , which established the diocese of Adilabad, isolating it from the diocese of Chanda .
Ordinaries of the diocese
- Bishop Joseph Kunnath (06/23/1999 - 08/06/2015);
- Bishop Antony Prince Panengaden (since August 6, 2015).
Source
- Annuario Pontificio , Vatican, 2007
- Bull Ad aptius consulendum (lat.)