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John Mulagada

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Bishop

M. John, RCM

Ayyagaru
1st Bishop in Eluru
ChurchRoman catholic
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Eluru
PredecessorPosition created
SuccessorP. Jaya Rao, RCM
Orders
Ordination4 January 1965
by Joseph Baud, MSFS
Consecration5 May 1977
by D. S. Lourdusamy, RCM (Principal consecrator)
RankBishop
Personal details
Born
John Mulagada

(1937-12-12)12 December 1937
Died16 August 2009(2009-08-16) (aged 71)
Eluru, erstwhile West Godavari district (Andhra Pradesh)
BuriedEluru
DenominationChristianity
OccupationPriest
EducationB. Th. (St. John's)
Alma mater

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]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Bishop John Mulagada". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. ^ http://new.asianews.it/index.php?I=en&art=16103 [dead link]