1. THE PRESENT ARCHDIOCESE OF VISAKHAPATNAM WAS A PART OF THE MADRAS APOSTOLIC VICARIATE IN SOUTH INDIA, WAS MADE A VICARIATE APOSTOLIC, THROUGH A BRIEF OF POPE PIUS IX IN 1850 AND IT WAS CONSTITUTED INTO A DIOCESE WHEN THE INDIAN HIERARCHY WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1886. ITS MISSIONARY WORK WAS ENTRUSTED TO MISSIONARIES OF ST. FRANCIS DE SALES OF ANNECY, IN FRANCE. ST.PETER’S CHURCH AND PARISH IN THE PORT CITY OF VISAKHAPATNAM ON THE BAY OF BENGAL WAS THE CENTRE OF THE DIOCESE, WHICH BECAME THE CATHEDRAL. AS YEARS PASSED BY….

    2. SOME OF THE CATHEDRAL PARISH YOUTH, UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF  BRO. P. ANNAJI STARTED THE SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL IN 1983 AT ST. PETER’ CATHEDRAL IN VISAKHAPATNAM. THE CENTRAL COUNCIL OF HYDERABAD LATER GUIDED THE SOCIETY AND WHEN THE CENTRAL COUNCIL OF VIJAYAWADA WAS ESTABLISHED,THE CONFERENCE WAS ATTACHED TO IT. IMPRESSED BY ITS GOOD PERFORMANCE IN THE PARISH AND IN THE DIOCESE, THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF INDIA (SSVP) HAS INSTALLED A NEW CENTRAL COUNCIL IN VISAKHAPATNAM ON 17TH February 2001 AND APPOINTED BRO. P. ANNAJI, AS ITS FIRST PRESIDENT, IN THE SAME YEAR POPE JOHN PAUL II ELEVATED THE DIOCESE AS  ARCHDIOCESE OF VISAKHAPATNAM WHICH HAS A AREA OF 25,95 SQKMS. WITH A TOTAL POPULATION OF TELUGU SPEAKING PEOPLE MORE THAN 10MILLIONS(11821577) WITH THE CATHOLIC POPULATION OF ABOUT 150.000 CONSISTING THREE CIVIL DISTRICTS OF ANDHRA PRADESH STATE IN SOUTH INDIA..

    BRO. ANNAJI POLAMARASETTI IS THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE CENTRAL COUNCIL.

     

  2. 1.       A LOW LEVEL SLUM AREA NEAR THE CATHEDRAL WAS  CONSTANTLY  EXPOSED TO THE FLOODS WAS RAISED TO 10ft HEIGHT AND OVER IT THE SOCIETY BUILT 13 HATCHED HOUSES FOR THEIR ADOPTED FAMILIES IN 1991.

    3. (A thatched houses)

    VINCENT DAYA NILAYAM, A CHARITY CENTRE HOUSE WAS CONSTRUCTED TO STORE MATERIALS LIKE RICE AND CLOTHES AND ARE DISTRIBUTED TO THE POOR ON SUNDAYS. THE COFFIN PROJECT STARTED BY THE SOCIETY LOOKS INTO THE NEEDS FOR THE BURIAL CEREMONIES IN THE CITY AS WELL AS IN THE  ARCHDIOCESE AREA. 

     

    Vincent Daya Nilayam (charity home) 

     

    ONE OF CC’S PARTICULAR COUNCIL MADE A TYPICAL COFFIN CAREER WHICH IS VERY USEFUL FOR THE BURIAL SERVICES. 

    ( Hearse Project )

    A HAND BOOK OF THE SOCIETY OF ST.VINCENT DE PAUL IS WRITTEN IN TELUGU FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE REGIONAL VINCENTIANS BY THE CC PRESIDENT BRO. P. ANNAJI FOUND TO BE VERY USEFUL FOR THE MEMBERS.

     

  3. TWINNED CONFERENCES UNDER THE CENTRAL COUNCIL:
SL No. SRN Name of Conference  Name of Conference President Address of Conference President Date of Appointment Twinned with Country Name Of Twinned Foreign Conference
1 6196 Mary Mother Of Our Savior, Gnanapuram Sr. K. Velangini.  D. No. 34-2-36, Ravulapalli Street, Granapurm, Visakhapatnam (A.P). 530 004. Tel: 0891- 2507192 24-10-2001. AUSTRALIA Taperoo, Taperoo
2 6198 St Antony, Contonment,  Bro. Nambaru Jogi  Door No.1,3/4-6, Cantounment (Near Part) Vizianagaram, A.P-3Tel : 08922- 271158 13-04-2002 AUSTRALIA Colonel Light Gardens, Clapham
3 6234 St Antony, Kothakota Bro.G.Balswamy.  Door No. 21-1(1), Kothakota, Raiakamatham (M), Visakhapatnam (DT) 531114, A.P.    Tel : 08932- 225502  20-01-2002 AUSTRALIA St Mary, Wanners Bay
4 6236 Infant Jesus, Seethammadara, Bro. Anil David.  Plot No. 227, Visalakshinagar, Visakhapatnam 530 043, A.P. Tel : 0891- 2532221 26-09-2001 AUSTRALIA St Pius X, Windale, Gateshead
5 6516 St. Joseph, Bobbili Bro. S.Kamalakara Rao R.C.M. Church, Bobbili - 535558, Vizianagaram Dist., Andhra Pradesh, India. 0 AUSTRALIA St. Clare, Tully
6 16932 Christ the Saviour Conf, Ukkunagaram  Br. RajU Issac                               113/B, Sector-7, Ukkunagaram, Visakhapatnam 530032. 0 AUSTRALIA ST   ANTHONY, DANDENONG
7 VS001 St. Theresa, Pedaboddepalli,Narsipatnam Br. K. Prakasa Rao D.No. 12-66, Employees Colony, Dist. Peddaboddepalli, Narsipatnam Mandalam-531116, Visakhapatnam (Dist). A.P. 13-04-02. E & W St. Francis De Sales, Southwark
8 VS003 Christ the King, Payakaraopet Mr. David Bhaskar Rev.Fr. Parish Priest, RCM Church, Crist the King, Payakarapeta, Visakhapatnam - Dt. - AP 1-7-2001. E & W Croydon District Council, Southwark C.C
9 VS002 SS Peter & Anne, Yellamanchili Adari Prasad C/o Rev. Fr.Anthony Puduncheri, RCM Church, Yelamanchili, Visakhapatnam Dt. 531055. AP. 27-09-01. E & W St. Anthony of Padua, Anerley
10 VS004 St. Paul ( Men & Women ), Anakapalle Bro. Molli Paramandaswamy RCM Catholic Church, OPP. RTC Complex,  (Burma) One Way Traffic Down Anakapalli Mandal Post, Visakhapatnam -Dt,  Andra Pradesh 531 001. 02-08-01. E & W Southwark Central Council 
11 VS005 St. Mary's (Rosary), Mamidipalli (Chodavaram) Bro. Kinthada Mariadas Mamidipalli P.O.,, Devarapalli Mandal, Visakhapatnam Dt. A.P. India.5 31036. 02-08-01. E & W St. Aloysius (Mixed), Oxford
12 VS007 St. Francis, Ranigarithota Br. M. Abraham                           Near RCM Church, Ranigarithota, Vijayawada 520013. 25-06-06. E & W Holy Trinity, Dorchester
13   St. John Maria Vanney, Anaparthi Daka Jogi Raju C/o Rev. Fr. M .Jesudas      RCM Church, Anaparthi, East Godavari Dist. (AP). 10-08-02. Netherland SSVP Zoetermeer, 
14   Lurdhu Matha, Madhavapuram, Pithapuram P. Anand John Kumar C/o RCM Chruch, Pitapuram, East Godavari Dist. AP 10-08-02. Netherland SSVP Bergen of Zoom
15   St. Francis Xavier (W), Gollaprolu Mudada Raju C/o Rev. Fr. M. John Bhaskar, RCM Church, Gollaprolu, East Godavari Dist, (AP). 10-08-02. Netherland SSVP Bergen of Zoom
16   St. Vincent Pallotti, Kathipudi P. Naveen Raju C/o RCM Church, Kathipudi, East Godavari Dist. (AP). 0 Netherland 0

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