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Udumala Bala Showreddy

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His Excellency The Most Reverend Monsignor

Dr. Udumala Bala Showreddy
Metropolitan Archbishop of Vishakhapatnam[1]
Appointed08 February 2025
PredecessorPrakash Mallavarapu
SuccessorIncumbent
Previous postBishop of Warangal (2013–2025)
Orders
Ordination20 Feb 1979
Consecration23 May 2013
by Oswald Cardinal Gracias
Personal details
Born (1954-06-18) 18 June 1954 (age 72)
Ghanpur, Andhra Pradesh, India
DenominationRoman Catholic
Alma materAlphonsian Academy
MottoAmor Omnia Vincit

Archbishop Mons. Dr. Udumala Bala Showreddy[2] is an Indian Catholic prelate and clergyman. On 8 February 2025, he was appointed the Metropolitan Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam, succeeding Mons. Prakash Mallavarapu.[3] He served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Warangal until 2025.[4]

Early life

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He was born on 18 June 1954 in Ghanpur, Andhra Pradesh, India.[5]

Education

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He has acquired the Doctorate in Moral Theology from Alphonsianum, Rome.

Priesthood

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He was ordained a priest on 20 February 1979. He has served in several pastoral and administrative roles in his diocese before becoming a bishop. He was deputy-secretary general of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CCBI), Bangalore. From 1994 to 2006 he taught moral theology at St. John’s Regional Seminary, Hyderabad.

Episcopate

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He was appointed bishop of Warangal, India, on 13 April 2013 by Pope Francis. He was ordained a bishop on 23 May 2013 by Oswald Cardinal Gracias.[6][7]

References

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  1. ↑ "Resignations and Appointments".
  2. ↑ "Bishop Udumala Bala Appointed Archbishop of Visakhapatnam". 8 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "Resignations and Appointments".
  4. ↑ "Rinunce e nomine".
  5. ↑ "Vatican Radio Vatican Radio". en.radiovaticana.va. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  6. ↑ Cheney, David M. "Bishop Udumala Bala Showreddy [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Bishop Udumala Bala Showreddy | Bishop of Warangal Diocese Udumala Bala Showreddy | Ucanews". directory.ucanews.com. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
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