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Reddy Catholics
Reddy Catholics (Reddies) are a loose sect or association of Catholics that grew out of the first Christian converts in Andhra Pradesh, India. They generally speak Telugu and often retain some of their Hindu customs. There are branches in many parts of the world. History The first convert to Christianity in Andhra Pradesh was Thumma Hanumantha Reddy, also known as Manda Reddy. Manda Reddy, along with thirty Reddy families of Muddiguba and some other Reddy families in Alamuru, embraced Christianity in 1715. In the Rayalaseema region, many Reddies began visiting churches and converted to Christianity (Catholicism). By 1735, in Southern Andhra, there were thousands of Christians, most of whom belonged to the Reddy and traditional weaver communities. Many Reddies in Guntur district have converted to Roman Catholicism and many still keep some Hindu traditions like Thali and bottus. Some of the Catholic Reddies migrated to Telangana via Krishna River. In Telangana, they named th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rayalaseema
Rayalaseema (IAST: ''Rāyalasīma'') is a geographic region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It comprises four southern districts of the State, from prior to the districts reorganisation in 2022, namely Kurnool, Anantapur, Kadapa, and Chittoor. Four new districts were created from these, namely Sri Sathya Sai, Nandyal, Annamayya, and Tirupati. As of 2011 census of India, the western four districts (before the district realignment) of the region had a population of 15,184,908 and cover an area of . Etymology The region was previously called ''Ceded districts'' during the rule of the British Raj. This is with reference to the time when the Nizam of Hyderabad, Ali Khan, ceded the region to the British as a part of subsidiary alliance. Chilukuri Narayana Rao, a Telugu lecturer and activist from Anantapur, deemed the term "ceded" as derogatory and coined the term ''Rayalaseema''. In the Andhra Mahasabha and Ceded Districts Conference held at Nandyala in November 1928 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krishna River
The Krishna River in the Deccan Plateau, Deccan plateau is the third-longest in India, after the Ganga, Ganga and Godavari. It is also the fourth-largest in terms of water inflows and river basin area in India, after the Ganga, Indus and Godavari. The river, also called Krishnaveni, is long and its length in Maharashtra is 282 kilometres. It is a major source of irrigation in the Indian states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Course The Krishna River originates in the Western Ghats near Mahabaleshwar at an elevation of about , in the state of Maharashtra in central India. From Mahabaleshwar, it flows to the town of Wai and continues east until it empties into the Bay of Bengal. The Krishna River passes through the Indian states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana. Over its length, it flows for in Maharashtra, in Karnataka and in Andhra Pradesh. Tributaries The Krishna River has 13 major tributaries. Its principal tributaries in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christianity In Tamil Nadu
Christianity in the state of Tamil Nadu, India is the second largest religion in the state. According to tradition, Thomas the Apostle, St. Thomas, one of the twelve apostles, landed in Malabar Coast (modern day Kerala) in AD 52. In the colonial age many Portuguese, Dutch, British and Italian Christians came to Tamil Nadu. Priests accompanied them not only to minister the colonisers but also to spread the Christian faith among the non-Christians in Tamil Nadu. Currently, Christians are a minority community comprising 6% of the total population. Christians are mainly concentrated in the southern districts of Tamil Nadu - Kanyakumari district, Kanyakumari (47.7% of the population, 2011), Thoothukudi district, Thoothukudi (19%, 2011) and Tirunelveli district, Tirunelveli (15%, 2011). The Catholic Church—including the Latin Church, Syro-Malabar Church, and Syro-Malankara Catholic Church—the Church of South India, the Pentecostals, The Salvation Army Church, the Jacobite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telugu Christians
Telugu Christians or Telugu Kraistava are ethnic-Telugu people, Telugus who follow Christianity. They form the third largest religious minority in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. According to the 2001 Census of India, there are over a million Christians in Andhra Pradesh, constituting around 1.51% of the state's population. Most Telugu Christians are Protestant, belonging to major Indian Protestant denominations such as the predominant United Protestant Church of South India, Pentecostals such as Assemblies of God in India, India Pentecostal Church of God, The Pentecostal Mission, the Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church, the Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches, the Salvation Army and several others. There also is a significant number of Catholic Church, Roman Catholics and Evangelicalism, Evangelicals. The Franciscans of the Roman Catholic Church brought Christianity to the Deccan Plateau, Deccan area in 1535, and after 1759 AD, when the Northern Circars came ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goan Catholics
Goan Catholics () are an Ethnoreligious group, ethno-religious community adhering to the Latin Church, Latin Rite of the Catholic Church from the Goa state, in the southern part of the Konkan region along the west coast of India. They are Konkani people and speak the Konkani language. Christianisation of Goa, Missionary activities followed soon after the Portuguese conquest of Goa. Pope Nicholas V had enacted the Papal bull of ''Romanus Pontifex'' in AD 1455, according to which the Padroado, patronage of the Christian faith in the East Indies, was granted to the Portuguese crown. Their culture is an amalgam of Konkani language, Konkani and Culture of Portugal, Portuguese cultures, with the latter having a more important role because Goa, Damaon & Diu had been ruled by Portugal from AD 1510–1961. The notion of Goa Special Status, Goan identity as a distinct culture among other Luso-Asians or Luso-Indian cultures was forged into India after the annexation of Goa and Damaon in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Bangalore
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bangalore () is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in India. It was erected as pro-vicariate from (16 March 1845 to 2 April 1850), as Vicariate from (3 April 1850 – 31 August 1886), as Diocese of Mysore – Bangalore in the Ecclesiastical Metropolitan Province of Pondicherry in Southern India from (1 September 1886 – 12 February 1940), as Diocese of Bangalore on 13 February 1940 by Pope Pius XII, and elevated to the rank of a Metropolitan Archdiocese on 19 September 1953, with the Suffragan Dioceses of Belgaum, Bellary, Chikmagalur, Gulbarga, Karwar, Mangalore, Udupi, Mysore, and Shimoga. The archdiocese's mother church and thus seat of its archbishop is the St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Bangalore; Bangalore also houses St. Mary's Basilica. Bishop Peter Machado was appointed Archbishop of Bangalore by Pope Francis on 19 March 2018. List of Vicar Apostolic, Bishop and Archbishops of Bangalore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Madras And Mylapore
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore/Madras and Myliapor () is an archdiocese based in the city of Madras (now ''Chennai''), in India. It merged with the ancient diocese of Mylapore which now a part of Chennai. History * 9 January 1606: erection of the Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore, diocese of Mylapore by pope Paul V separated from the Roman Catholic Diocese Of Cochin, by agreement with the king of Portugal who received power to appoint bishops and priests and, in a general way, to look after the evangelization of the area (Padroado system and jurisdiction) * 1642: Madras Capuchin Mission founded by French Capuchin Missionary Fr. Ephrem de Nevers was Established as Prefecture Vicariate of Fort Saint George This was an independent jurisdiction of the Propaganda Fide from the Padroado Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore * 1832: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Madras * 1 September 1886: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madras * 10 October 1950: The Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Hyderabad
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hyderabad () is an archdiocese located in the city of Hyderabad in India. History * 1851: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Hyderabad from the Apostolic Vicariate of Madras * 1 September 1886: Promoted as the Diocese of Hyderabad * 19 September 1953: Promoted as the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hyderabad Ordinaries Archbishops of Hyderabad Bishops of Hyderabad Vicars Apostolic of Hyderabad Suffragan dioceses * Adilabad * Cuddapah * Khammam * Kurnool * Nalgonda * Warangal Warangal () is a city in the Indian state of Telangana and the district headquarters of Warangal district. It is the second largest city in Telangana with a population of 811,844 per 2011 Census of India, and spreading over an . Warangal serv ... References External links Official website Catholic Hierarchy Catholic Encyclopedia: Diocese of Hyderabad-Deccan {{DEFAULTSORT:Hyderabad Roman Catholic dioceses in India Christianity in Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Chingleput
The Diocese of Chingleput () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in India. Its episcopal see is Chingleput. The Diocese of Chingleput is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore. History The diocese Diocese of Chingleput was established on July 19, 2002, from territory taken from the Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore. Leadership Bishop Anthonisamy Neethinathan is the first the current bishop of Chingleput in charge from July 19, 2002. Saint Joseph's Cathedral is the seat of power located in Chingleput. The bishop house is located in Thimmavaram Chingleput. Bishop * Bishops of Chingleput ** Anthonisamy Neethinathan (July 19, 2002 – present) Shrines * St. Thomas National Shrine. * Divine Mercy Hill Shrine – Chingleput. * Mazhai Malai Madha Shrine – Acharapakkam. * St. Antony’s Shrine – Palavakkam * Our Lady of Fatima’s Shrine – Tambaram. * Our Lady of Mount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Guntur
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India was created out of the Diocese of Nellore, 1940. Msgr Thomas Pothacamury was its First Bishop. The present bishop of the diocese is the Most Rev. Bhagaiah Chinnabathini. The cathedral of the Diocese is in Phirangipuram. Bishops of Guntur *The Most Rev. Thomas Pothacamury (Pothakamuri) (9 April 1940 – 15 October 1942) *The Most Rev. Ignatius Mummadi (13 July 1943 – 26 November 1973) *The Most Rev. (26 November 1973 – 25 September 1974) *The Most Rev. Mariadas Kagithapu M.S.F.S. (19 December 1974 – 10 September 1982) *The Most Rev. Bishop (2 July 1984 Appointed - retired June 2016) *The Most Rev. Bishop Bhagaiah Chinnabathini (25 June 2016 appointed Bishop) Parishes in Guntur Diocese A few of the parishes with thousands of the faithful followers of the Roman Catholic religion in Guntur Diocese: *Angalakuduru *Attalur *Kanaparyu *Kuchipudi *Mutluru *Patibandla: *Phirangipuram: A village consists of most numbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
