Thumma Bala
Thumma Bala is the current Archbishop of Hyderabad and Chairman of Andhra Pradesh Bishops' council and also the Chairman of Communication Commission of the diocese.Early life
He was born in Narmetta, Andhra Pradesh on 24 April 1944.Priesthood
He was Ordained a Catholic Priest on 21 December 1970.Episcopate
He was appointed Bishop of Warangal on 17 Nov 1986 by Pope John Paul II. He was Ordained Bishop on 12 March 1987. He was appointed Archbishop of Hyderabad on 12 March 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI and installed as Archbishop of Hyderabad on 5 May 2011. He was attacked by some mob in 2016.
