| Honorific prefix | Bishop |
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| Honorific suffix | Ayyagaru |
| Title | 1st Bishop in Eluru |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Eluru |
| Predecessor | Position created |
| Successor | P. Jaya Rao, RCM |
| Ordination | 4 January 1965 |
| Ordained by | Joseph Baud, MSFS |
| Consecration | 5 May 1977 |
| Consecrated by | D. S. Lourdusamy, RCM (Principal consecrator)
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| Rank | Bishop |
| Birth name | John Mulagada |
| Birth date | 12 December 1937 |
| Birth place | Marriveedu, erstwhile East Godavari district (Madras Presidency) |
| Death date | 16 August 2009 (aged 71) |
| Death place | Eluru, erstwhile West Godavari district (Andhra Pradesh) |
| Buried | Eluru |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Occupation | Priest |
| Education | B. Th. (St. John's) |
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John Mulagada (12 December 1937 – 16 August 2009) was the Indian Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Eluru, India.
Ordained to the priesthood on 4 January 1965, Pope Paul VI appointed Mulagada the first bishop of the newly created Eluru Diocese and he was ordained Bishop on 5 May 1977.[1] In 1984 he gave the agreement and approval to Jose Kaimlett for the constitutions and support to the society Heralds of Good News
Bishop Mulagada was the first Dalit to become bishop in India.[2]
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