On March 12, 2011, at about 5 p.m. it announced by the Hyderabad Archdiocesan office that Bishop Thumma Bala is appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as the next Archbishop of Hyderabad to succeed late Archbishop Marampudi Joji who had passed away in August 2010.Global council of Indian Christians(GCIC) pray that new arch bishop will be blessed with discernment to lead church to glorify Jesus our saviour  read more »