2012-08-10 15:16:02

New Visakhapatnam archbishop installed


(August 10, 2012) The new archbishop of Visakhapatnam formally took charge of his jurisdiction at a Eucharistic celebration on Friday. Apostolic Nuncio to India, Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio led the Mass in the port town, formally installing Bishop Prakash Mallavarapu as Archbishop of Visakhapatnam. On July 3, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Bishop Mallavarapu of Vijayawada as Archbishop of Visakhapatnam, following the retirement of Archbishop Mariadas Kagithapu. 63-year old Bishop Mallavarapu was first appointed Bishop of Cuddapah in 1998. In 2002 he was transferred to Vijawada.








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