Rayalaseema Diocese is a
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, prov ...
of
Church of South India
The Church of South India (CSI) is a united Protestant Church in India. It is the result of union of a number of Protestant denominations in South India that occurred after the independence of India. With a membership of over 4.5 million, it ...
in
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: , , AP) is a States and union territories of India, state on the East Coast of India, east coast of southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, seventh-largest state and th ...
state of
India
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.The diocese one among the 22 dioceses of
Church of South India
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, a
United Protestant
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denomination.
History
Rayalaseema diocese was carved on 15 July 1950 out of then
Cuddapah Diocese and
Anantapur-Kurnool Diocese of the Church of South India.
[S. J. Sampath Kumar, ''Genesis growth and activities of Rayalaseema diocese of church of south India a historico social study'', Sri Krishna Deva Raya University, Anantapur, 200]
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Bishops of the Diocese
* Anantapur-Kurnool Diocese
* Cuddapah Diocese
* Rayalaseema Diocese (Integration of Anantapur-Kurnool Diocese and Cuddapah Diocese)
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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 ...
Christianity in Andhra Pradesh
Church of South India