The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hyderabad (Latin: Hyderabaden(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Hyderabad in India.

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Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hyderabad Archidioecesis Metropolitae Hyderabadensis हैदराबाद महानगर महाधर्मप्रांत
St Joseph's Cathedral, Hyderabad
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Hyderabad
Statistics
Area	25,319 km2 (9,776 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2013) 13,195,000 114,800 (0.9%)
Parishes	94
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Rite	Latin Rite
Established	1851; 173 years ago (1851)
Cathedral	St. Joseph’s Cathedral
Secular priests	297
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Anthony Poola
Bishops emeritus	Thumma Bala

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• 1851: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Hyderabad from the Apostolic Vicariate of Madras
• 1 September 1886: Promoted as the Diocese of Hyderabad
• 19 September 1953: Promoted as the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hyderabad

Archbishops of Hyderabad

• Anthony Poola (19 November 2020 – present)
• Thumma Bala (12 March 2011 - 2020)
• Marampudi Joji (29 January 2000 – 27 August 2010)
• Samineni Arulappa (6 December 1971 – 29 January 2000)
• Joseph Mark Gopu (19 September 1953 – 28 February 1971)

Bishops of Hyderabad

• Joseph Mark Gopu (later Archbishop) (8 January 1953 – 19 September 1953)
• Alphonsus Beretta, P.I.M.E. (23 December 1950 – 8 January 1953)
• Dionigi Vismara (11 May 1909 – 19 February 1948)
• Pierre-André Viganò, P.I.M.E. (25 October 1897 – 11 May 1909)

Vicars Apostolic of Hyderabad

• Daniel Murphy (later Archbishop) (20 May 1851 – 14 November 1865)

• Adilabad
• Cuddapah
• Khammam
• Kurnool
• Nalgonda
• Warangal