Bishop M. John, RCM Ayyagaru | |
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1st Bishop in Eluru | |
Church | Roman catholic |
Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Eluru |
Predecessor | Position created |
Successor | P. Jaya Rao, RCM |
Orders | |
Ordination | 4 January 1965 by Joseph Baud, MSFS |
Consecration | 5 May 1977 by D. S. Lourdusamy, RCM (Principal consecrator)
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Rank | Bishop |
Personal details | |
Born | John Mulagada (1937-12-12)12 December 1937 Marriveedu, erstwhile East Godavari district (Madras Presidency) |
Died | 16 August 2009(2009-08-16) (aged 71) Eluru, erstwhile West Godavari district (Andhra Pradesh) |
Buried | Eluru |
Denomination | Christianity |
Occupation | Priest |
Education | B. Th. (St. John's) |
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John Mulagada (12 December 1937 – 16 August 2009) was the Indian Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Eluru, India. Ordained to the priesthood on 4 January 1965, Pope Paul VI appointed Mulagada the first bishop of the newly created Eluru Diocese and he was ordained Bishop on 5 May 1977. Bishop Mulagada was the first Dalit to become bishop in India.
Notes
- "Bishop John Mulagada". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- http://new.asianews.it/index.php?I=en&art=16103
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