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Kurnool Diocese News News »Ordination to Priesthood     »Good Friday at Premagiri     »Plans New Year Get together at Adoni     »Distribution of Play Items, Musical Instruments & Art and Crafts Materials     »Our Lady of Lourdes Feast and Priestly Ordinations at Cathedral     »Youth Day at Chapirevula     »May God Bless Them!     »Newly Build Chapel Blessed and inagurated at Chapirevula     »Massive Hunger Strike: To Demand Schedule Caste Status for Dalits     »Jyotirmai Faith Formation Programme     »Enroll for Spoken English, Computer & Teachers Training     »The Annual day of Marianilayam School, Gargeyapuram, Kurnool     »REDUCE POLLUTION AND ENERGY DEPENDENCY THROUGH SMOKELESS OVENS     »St. John Bosco with the faithful of Kurnool Diocese     »RELIEF TO THE FIRE VICTIMS OF VENKATAPURAM- BANDI ATMAKUR PARISH     »INFECTED AND AFFECTED CHILDREN’S GET-TOGETHER AT ASHA DROPIN CENTRE MANDIGERE - ADONI     »ENRICHMENT SUPPORT PROGRAM AT PATHIKONDA MANDAL     »Ordination at Veerapally, Kadapa Diocese     »English Prayer Book     »Way of the Cross     »Celebration of the Third Anniversary of Episcopal Consecration of Our Bishop     »Chrism Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes     »News from Jeevasudha Pastoral Center     ». Annual Feast of St. Joseph, the Worker, Blessing of Mukadwaram & Confirmations at Manchalakatta, Gadivemula Parish     »Corner Stone Blessed     »A New Chapel inaugurated and Blessed at Koratamaddi     »Faith Formation Camps for Children-May- 2011     »Cricket Match & Taize Special Prayers at Tadipatri Parish:     »Bishop's Pastoral Visit to Bandiatmakur Parish     »Sudden Demise of Rev. Fr. K. F. Chinnappa, DCL     »Heart-felt homage to Our beloved Rev.Fr. Philip Thuruthipalli     »Special Thanks to Rev. Fr. M. Praveen RYD:     »Anti-Child Labour Day Celebrated at Pathikonda:     »Launching of Base Project at Don Bosco Technical School, Kurnool     »Yuva Chetnana Youth Campaign program on Right ot Education     »Linkage & advocacy meeting at Velugodu     »First Holy Communion and Confirmations at OUR LADY OF HEALTH SHRINE, GUNTAKAL:     »JMJ Catholic Youth Convention     »The Annual Feast of Arogya Matha at Guntakal:     »Fluoride Water Plant Opened at Pamulapadu     »Ordination to Priesthood for the Diocese of Kurnool     »Rosary Devotion in the Diocese     »Symposium Outlines New Moral Vision:     »INSTALLATION OF WATER FLUORIDE PLANTS AT MADDUR & KOTHA BANUKACHERLA:     »SHG LEADERS’ EXPOSURE PROGRAM TO PANDU RANGAPURAM:     »EVALUATION OF DALIT EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMME AT ATMAKURVELUGODU:     »Our Catholic Students Are Excelling :     »festival of the Holy Bible     »Christ the King Feast at Tadipatri Parish     »Annual Retreat for the Pastoral Clergy:     »Laying the Foundation Stone for the New Presbytery at Sirvel:     »Blessing & Inauguration of School & Convent at Gadivemula:     »Renovated Church & Rectory blessed on 2 December 2011 at Bandiatmakur:     »Silver Jubilee Celebrations of Rev. Sr. Alice SJC at St. Joseph’s Convent, Bathalapalli:     »Congratulations to Auxilium Girls!:     »News from Jeeva Sudha Pastoral Center     »Kurnool Diocesean Youth Rocks and wins the Chapmionship Tropy of APCYM Culutural Meet - 2012     »St. Ann’s Sisters at Polur completed 100 Years of their Presence:     »We will do, We will Prove, Bandiatmakur:     »School Annual Day Celebrations at St. John’s Residential EM High School, Thalupur:     »WATER PURIFICATION PLANT AT NAGALUTTY VILLAGE     »Deanery level Faith Renewal Convention at Ananatapur     »Blessing & Inauguration of JMJ Karuna Nivas Senior Citizen’s Home, Peddakottala:     »The Festival of the Holy Bible in various Parishes     »International Women’s Day Celebrated:     »APBC SC/ST/BC Commission Chairman and Team Visit Mr. Nara Chandra Babu     »Priestly Ordinations at Cathedral     »Youth Meetings at Joharapuram and Manchalakatta     »Relief to the Fire Victims at Regadaguduru     »Diocese Level Sensitization cum Review Workshop on TB (CBCI – Card) RNTCP     »CMC Religious Profession     »Recollection for the Clergy & Chrism Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral,    

Welcome to Kurnool Diocese

The Diocese comprises the civil districts of Kurnool and Anantapur. On 12th June, 1967, these districts were separated from Nellore Diocese and formed into Kurnool Diocese. The French Jesuits worked in these areas in 1700 and they  are buried at Krishnapuram in anantapur district. After the withdrawal of Jesuits in 1773 the Paris Foreign Missionary Society took over the Church work and kept the faith of the people alive. For the last 70 years the Mill Hill Fathers have evangelised these » More
 

News & Events

Kurnool Diocese News & Events Recollection for the Clergy & Chrism Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral,
 
 
May. 03, 2012
The recollection for the clergy was conducted on 2-3, April 2012 at Jeeva Sudha Pastoral Centre, Kurnool. The...
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Kurnool Diocese News & Events CMC Religious Profession
 
 
May. 03, 2012
Kurnool Diocese News & Events Diocese Level Sensitization cum Review Workshop on TB (CBCI – Card) RNTCP
 
 
May. 03, 2012
The diocesan level workshop on RNTCP (Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program) was held on 192012 at KDSSS. Dr....
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Kurnool Diocese News & Events Relief to the Fire Victims at Regadaguduru
 
 
May. 03, 2012
KDSSS Dalit Empowerment Animators special interest in bringing to the notice of the Mandal...
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Kurnool Diocese News & Events Youth Meetings at Joharapuram and Manchalakatta
 
 
May. 03, 2012
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Articles

Exposure Program as Part of Samrakshna at Nandyal
 
Feb. 11, 2011,
The project “Protection of women and children” in Nandyal Mandal is one of the important projects of KDSSS. It has got great influence in the project area against trafficking, among the sex workers and against HIV& AIDS. As part of...
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Feast of Maria Giri Matha at Uppalapadu Village, Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral
 
Feb. 11, 2011,
In view of Maria Giri Matha Feast, the Tridum was started with Flag Hosting, at Uppalapadu on 12th Jan 2011. From 12-13, masses were offered in Uppalapadu. Though it was harvest season, people could attend and participate in Tridum prayers and...
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BISHOP ANTHONY POOLA
Born : Nov. 15, 1961
Priestly Ordn.: Feb. 20, 1992
Appointed Bishop of Kurnool: Feb. 08, 2008
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Daily Reading

May. 21, 2012, Sunday (July 10): "Why do you speak to them in parables?" Scripture:  Matthew 13:1-23 1 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. 2 And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat there; and the whole crowd stood on the beach. 3... » read more