Gallela Prasad
- January 5, 2024
- Catholic Priest
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Gallela Prasad |
| Occupation | Catholic Priest |
| Date Of Birth | Apr 7, 1962(1962-04-07) |
| Age | 62 |
| Birthplace | Adoni |
| Country | India |
| Birth City | Andhra Pradesh |
| Horoscope | Aries |
Gallela Prasad Biography
| Name | Gallela Prasad |
| Birthday | Apr 7 |
| Birth Year | 1962 |
| Place Of Birth | Adoni |
| Home Town | Andhra Pradesh |
| Birth Country | India |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
Gallela Prasad is one of the most popular and richest Catholic Priest who was born on April 7, 1962 in Adoni, Andhra Pradesh, India. Gallela Prasad (born 7 April 1962) is an Indian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the Bishop of Cuddapah, Andhra Pradesh, from 2008 until 2018.
He was appointed the Spiritual Director, and also Professor in Christian Doctrine in the St. John’s Regional Seminary (Philosophate) located in Kothavalasa, Visakhapatnam.
In June 2018, two lay Catholics initiated a lawsuit against Gallela, charging that he misappropriated church funds to support his wife and 20-year-old son. Gallela denied the charges and the woman was his brother’s widow, misidentified as his wife in certain deeds. Pope Francis accepted his resignation as bishop on 10 December 2018.
From 1995 until 1999 Prasad was a student in Rome with Rome’s Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas Angelicum in which the doctor earned the Doctorate in Sacred Theology degree. His dissertation was titled Christian Charity as Witnessed by Mother Teresa of Calcutta. When he returned in India during 1999, the pastor became the pastor at St. John’s Church, Uppaladadiya until 2000. Between 2000 and 2004, He was a pastor for the Diocese of San Angelo, Texas, U.S.
Gallela Prasad Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Catholic Priest |
| House | Living in own house. |
Gallela Prasad is one of the richest Catholic Priest from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gallela Prasad 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
On the 1st of March, 1989 Prasad became ordained as a Priest in the Catholic Diocese of Kurnool by Bishop Matthew Cheriankunnel. Following his ordination, Prasad worked as Director of Youth Services for the Diocese of Kurnool from 1989 until 1993, as well as a warden at St. Mary’s Junior College, Kurnool. From 1989 until 1990.
From 1990 to 1995 he served as a parish priest in Koilakunta. He also was the The Spiritual Director for the Legion of Mary from 1993 until 1995.
Pope Benedict XVI appointed Prasad Bishop of Cuddapah on 31 January 2008. He was consecrated on 1 March 2008 at the St. Mary’s Old Cathedral Grounds, Mariapuram, Cuddapah, by Marampudi Joji, Archbishop of Hyderabad, with Kagithapu Mariadas, Archbishop of Visakhapatnam and the D. M. Prakasam, Bishop of Nellore as co-consecrators. Almost all the Catholic Bishops of the Andhra region took part in the consecration. Among the ecumenical invitees was K. B. Yesuvaraprasad, the Church of South India’s Bishop of Rayalaseema. He chose as his episcopal motto Ego sum Pastor bonus or “I am the good shepherd”.
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Gallela Ranked on the list of most popular Catholic Priest. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Gallela Prasad celebrates birthday on April 7 of every year.