Diocese of Krishna-Godavari of the Church of South India

Krishna-Godavari Diocese is a diocese of Church of South India in Andhra Pradesh state of India. The diocese is one among the 22 dioceses of Church of South India, a United Protestant denomination.

Diocese of Krishna-Godavari
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Church of South India
Headquarters	Machilipatnam
Information
Denomination	Church of South India
Cathedral	St Andrew's Cathedral, Machilipatnam
Language	Telugu & English
Current leadership
Bishop	T. George Cornelious

About

The diocese covers the Krishna Godavari areas of Andhra Pradesh state. The headquarters of the diocese is at Machilipatnam.The Krishna-Godavari diocese is one of the largest diocese in Andhra Pradesh extending from Ongole District in the south through Srikakulam District in the northern part of Andhra Pradesh. The current bishop of the diocese is T. George Cornelius who is the new bishop of K.G.Diocese Church of South India.

Bishops

Prior to the formation of the Church of South India

• Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah

From the time of the formation of the Church of South India

• Yeddy Muthyalu (1947-1955)
• A. B. Elliott (1955-1961)
• N. D. Ananda Rao Samuel (1961–1980)
• T. B. D. Prakasa Rao (1981–2001)
• G. Dyvasirvadam (2002-2018)
• T. George Cornelious (2018-“present”)

Further reading

• K. M. George (1999). Church of South India: Life in Union, 1947-1997. ISBN 8172145128. OCLC 1039224320.

External links

• CSI St.Paul's Centenary Church Vijayawada
• St.John's & St.Paul's Church Visakapatnam
• CSI All Saints Church Vijayawada Archived 16 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine