Most Rev Thumma Bala, (80), Archbishop Emeritus of Hyderabad, passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2024, at Karuna Puram, in Warangal, due to old age ailments. He made a visit to his own sister at Karuna Puram and breathed last. He was the Archbishop of Hyderabad (2011–2020) and Bishop of Warangal (1987–2011). He was born on 24 April 1944, in Narimetta, Warangal Diocese. He was ordained priest on 21 December 1970.