Roman Catholic Diocese of Guntur

Diocese of Guntur Dioecesis Gunturensis గుంటూరు డియోసెస్
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Visakhapatnam
Metropolitan	Visakhapatnam
Statistics
Area	12,803 km2 (4,943 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 2,091,075 8,18,097 (4.2%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	13 February 1940[1]
Cathedral	Bala Yesu Cathedral (Infant Jesus Cathedral) in Phirangipuram
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Bhagaiah Chinnabathini
Metropolitan Archbishop	Prakash Mallavarapu

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.