ARCHBISHOP OF VISAKHAPATNAM
BORN -07-09-1936
ORDAINED PRIEST AT VSP -10-06-1963
BISHOP OF VSP -26-01-1983
MADE ARCHBISHOP OF VSP -16-10-2001
2. Rev.Dr.IGNATIUS GOPU [Fifth Bishop of visakhapatnam (1966-1981)]
BORN - 01-07-1912
ORDAINED PRIEST AT NAGPUR -28-09-1945
BISHOP OF VISAKHAPATNAM -28-10-1966
DIED AT VISAKHAPATNAM -02-08-1981
3.Rt.Rev.Dr.JOSEPH BAUD [Fourth Bishop of visakhapatnam(1947-1966)]
BORN - 23-07-1890
ORDAINED PRIEST AT NAGAPUR - 08-02-1911
BISHOP OF VISAKHAPATNAM - 23-03-1947
DIED AT VISAKHAPATNAM - 13-03-1981
BURIED IN GNANAPURAM CEMETERY, BUT HIS REMAINS WERE INTERNED IN ST.ANTHONY'S CHURCH,VSP -13-03-1981
4.Rt.Rev.Dr. PETER ROSSILLON[THIRD BISHOP OF VISAKHAPATNAM(1926-1947)]
BORN - 22-09-1874
ORDAINED AT GOPALPUR,ORISSA - 05-06-1898
BISHOP OF VISAKHAPATNAM -13-06-1926
DIED AT VISAKHAPATNAM -22-03-1947
5.Rt.Rev.Dr.JEAN MARIE CLERC[SECOND BISHOP OF VISAKHAPATNAM (1891-1926)]
BORN - 21-03-1847
ORDAINED PRIEST - 25-05-1872
BISHOP OF VISAKHAPATNAM -19-02-1891
DIED AT VISAKHAPATNAM -12-06-1926
BURIED IN GNANAPURAM CEMETERY, BUT HIS REMAINS WERE INTERNED IN ST.ANTHONY'S CHURCH,VSP - 13-03-1981
6.Rt.Rev.Dr.JEAN MARIE TISSOT
[2nd VICAR APOSTOLIC AND 1st BISHOP OF VISAKHAPATNAM(1863-1890)]
BORN - 26-09-1810
ORDAINED PRIEST - 24-09-1836
TITULAR BISHOP OF MILEVE - 06-08-1863
BISHOP OF VISAKHAPATNAM -01-09-1886
DIED AT THOTTAVALLY (In cuttack diocese) ORISSA - 27-09-1890
7.Rt.Rev.Dr.THEOPHILE SEBASTIAN NEYRET
[FIRST VICAR APOSTOLIC OF VISAKHAPATNAM(1848-1862)]
BORN - 11-09-1802
ORDAINED PRIEST - 11-03-1826
APPOINTED VICAR APOSTOLIC OF VISAKHAPATNAM
AND TITULAR BISHOP OF OLENE -03-04-1848
DIED AT KAMPTEE(NAGPUR) -05-11-1862