| Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
| Rayalaseema | |
| Country: | India |
| Territory: | Civil districts of Chittoor, Anantapur, Kurnool, and Cuddapah, Andhra Pradesh |
| Deaneries: | 24 |
| Subdivisions: | 78 |
| Headquarters: | Kadapa |
| Residence: | Kadapa |
| Churches: | 78 |
| Denomination: | Church of South India (A Uniting church comprising Wesleyan Methodist, Congregational, Calvinist and Anglican missionary societies – SPG, WMMS, LMS, Basel Mission, CMS, and the Church of England) |
| Established: | 15 July 1950 |
| Dissolved: | Cuddapah Diocese and Anantapur-Kurnool Diocese |
| Cathedral: | Kadapa didn't has a Cathedral (Its CSI Central Church, Kadapa). |
| Language: | Telugu |
| Calendar: | Gregorian |
| Parent Church: | Church of South India Trust Association |
| Patriarch: | Most.Rev. Dharmaraj Rasalam, CSI (Moderator) |
| Bishop: | Peyyala Issac Vara Prasad, CSI |
| Bishop Title: | The Right Reverend |
| Suffragan: | for one --> |
| Archdeacon: | for one--> |
| Emeritus Bishops: | B. D. Prasada Rao |
| Website: | http://csirayalaseemadiocese.com/ |
Rayalaseema Diocese is a diocese of Church of South India in Andhra Pradesh state of India.The diocese one among the 22 dioceses of Church of South India, a United Protestant denomination.
Rayalaseema diocese was carved on 15 July 1950 out of then Cuddapah Diocese and Anantapur-Kurnool Diocese of the Church of South India.[1]
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes (earned theological credentials) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15.7.1950 | 1963 | H. Sumitra | B.D. (Serampore) |
| 1963 | 1976 | See vacant (overseen by the Church of South India Synod) | |
| 1976 | 1996 | L. V. Azariah | B.D. (Serampore), Th. M. (WTS) |
| 1996 | 2004 | C. B. M. Frederick | B.D. (Serampore) |
| 2004 | 2006 | See vacant (overseen by the Church of South India Synod:) | |
| 2006 | 2012 | K. B. Yesu Vara Prasad | B.D. (Serampore) |
| 2012 | 2013 | See vacant (overseen by the Church of South India Synod:) | |
| 2013 | 2019 | B. D. Prasada Rao | B.D. (Serampore), M.Th. (Serampore) |
| 2021 | present | P. Issac Vara Prasad | B. Th. (Serampore) |