Archdiocese of Visakapatnam
Activities and Organizations
Catholic Social Welfare
- AIDS hospices:
2
- Dispensaries:
19
- Family apostolate: Coordinated through the Pastoral Centre
- Homes for the disabled:
1
- Homes for the elderly:
2
- Hospitals:
5
- Hostels for youth:
16
- Leprosaria:
2
- Orphanages:
4
- Socio-economic centers: Visakhapatnam Diocesan Social Service Society
Major Diocesan Commissions and Organizations
- Commission for Bible
- Commission for Catechetics
- Commission for Communication
- Commission for Liturgy
- Commission for Vocation
- Commission for Youth
- Ecumenism & Dialogue
- Family Commission
- Labor Commission
- Pious Associations
- Prison Ministry
- Scheduled tribe (ST), Scheduled Caste (SC) and Other Backward Caste (BC) Commission
Other Church Organizations and Associations
- Catholic Association
- Catholic Nurses Guild
- Catholic Teachers
- Kolping Society
- Legion of Mary
- Pontifical Mission Aid Societies
- St. Vincent De Paul Society
- Young Christian Workers Movement
Social Communications
- Father Annu Pushpanadham is in charge of the communication center:
Address: Director Pastoral Centre, Maharanipeta, P.O.
Address: Visakhapatnam - 530 002, India
Phone: +891 2706409,
Fax: +891 270 4404,
Cell: 9866708019
Email: abphvizag@rediffmail.com - The diocese publishes a monthly Magazine in Telegu and English
Catholic Educational Institutions
- Degree Colleges:
2
- Degree Colleges- Students:
425
- Junior Colleges/Higher Secondary Schools:
6
- Junior Colleges/Higher Secondary Schools- Students:
1850
- P.G. College:
1
- P.G. College- Students:
40
- Pre-Primary Schools:
28
- Pre-Primary Schools- Students:
3210
- Primary School:
70
- Primary School- Students:
24103
- Secondary School:
37
- Secondary School- Students:
16816
- Teachers:
210
- Teachers:
2
- Technical Schools:
4
- Technical Schools- Students:
152
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