Roman Catholic Diocese of Eluru

The Diocese of Eluru comprises the whole of West Godavari district and the Mandals of Amalapuram, Kothapeta, Rajole and Mummidivaram of East Godavari in Andhra Pradesh, India. This territory was formed from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Vijayawada and was erected into a Diocese by Pope Paul VI on 9 December 1976.^[1]

Diocese of Eluru Dioecesis Eluruensis ఏలూరు డియోసెస్
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Visakhapatnam
Metropolitan	Visakhapatnam
Statistics
Area	6,880 km2 (2,660 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2006) 7,867,781 281,531 (3.6%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	9 December 1976
Cathedral	Amalodbhavi Cathedral in Eluru
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Jaya Rao Polimera
Metropolitan Archbishop	Prakash Mallavarapu

Bishops

• John Mulagada (5 May 1977 – 16 August 2009)
• Jaya Rao Polimera (25 July 2013–present)

Saints and causes for canonisation

• Servant of God Fr. Silvio Pasquali, PIME^[2]