Thumma Bala

His Excellency
Thumma Bala
Archbishop of Hyderabad
Archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hyderabad
See Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hyderabad
Appointed 12 Mar 2011
Installed 5 May 2011
Predecessor Marampudi Joji
Other posts Chairman of Andhra Pradesh Bishop's Council, Chairman of Communication Commission of the Diocese
Orders
Ordination 21 Dec 1970
Consecration 12 March 1987
by Samineni Arulappa
Personal details
Born (1944-04-24) 24 April 1944
Narmetta, Andhra Pradesh, India
Nationality Indian
Residence Archbishop's House, 9-1-17/1, Sardar Patel Road, Secunderabad 500 003, Andhra Pradesh, India
Previous post Member of the Pontifical Council for Health Care, Member CBCI Commission for Health care
Motto ‘to work in charity and in unity’
Styles of
Thumma Bala
Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Monsignor
Posthumous style not applicable

Archbishop Thumma Bala[1] is the current Archbishop of Hyderabad and Chairman of Andhra Pradesh Bishop's council and also the Chairman of Communication Commission of the diocese.

Early Life

He was born in Narmetta, Andhra Pradesh on 24 Apr 1944.

Religious Life

He was Ordained a Catholic Priest on 21 Dec 1970. He was appointed Bishop of Warangal on 17 Nov 1986 by Pope John Paul II. He was Ordained Bishop on 12 Mar 1987. He was appointed Archbishop of Hyderabad on 12 Mar 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI and installed as Archbishop of Hyderabad on 5 May 2011[2][3][4][5]. He was attacked by some mob in 2016[6].

References

  1. ↑ Reporter, Staff. "Thumma Bala is Archbishop of Hyderabad". The Hindu. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  2. ↑ "Thumma Bala appointed new Archbishop - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  3. ↑ "Thumma Bala | Archbishop | Diocesan Directory | UCAN India". www.ucanindia.in. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  4. ↑ "Archbishop Thumma Bala | Archbishop of Hyderabad Archdiocese Thumma Bala | Ucanews". directory.ucanews.com. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  5. ↑ Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Thumma Bala [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  6. ↑ "Catholics protest attack on Archbishop Thumma Bala". http://www.deccanchronicle.com/. 2016-06-21. Retrieved 2017-06-11. External link in |work= (help)
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