The Catholic Diocese of Eluru was bifurcated from the erstwhile diocese of Vijayawada on December 9, 1976 by the Papal Bull “Dubitantes”. The Diocese has well defined boarders all round: Bay of Bengal in the South, the river Godavari in the East, diocese of Vijayawada on the West and the Diocese of Khammam in the north. The diocese with an extent of 10775 sq kms has total population of 55,83,896 spread over in 124 parishes. The District of West Godavari is divided into three Districts, namely; Eluru District, West Godavari District and East Godavari District. Konaseema region is made into a new district with the name Dr. Br. Ambedkar Konaseema district. Thus, the jurisdiction of the diocese of Eluru is spread over four revenue districts of the state of Andhra Pradesh.