John Mulagada
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.[1] Bishop Mulagada was the first Dalit to become bishop in India.[2]
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 | January 4, 1965 by Joseph Baud, MSFS |
| Consecration | May 5, 1977 by D. S. Lourdusamy, RCM (Principal consecrator)
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| Rank | Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Mulagada December 12, 1937 Marriveedu, erstwhile East Godavari district (Madras Presidency) |
| Died | August 16, 2009 (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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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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