Diocese of Chingleput
| Diocese of Chingleput | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country |
 India
|
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore |
| Diocesan bishop | Anthonisamy Neethinathan |
| Vicar General | Asirvatham Arulraj |
| founding | 2002 |
| surface | 1,711 km² |
| Parishes | 95 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 4,982,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 192,186 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 3.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 104 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 104 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 924 |
| Friars | 343 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 753 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | St. Joseph |
| address | Bishop's House Kancheepram Road Thimmavaram Chingleput-603101, Tamil Nadu India |
| Website | http://www.chengaidiocese.org/ |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chingleput ( lat. : Dioecesis Chingleputensis ) is in India situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Chengalpattu (Chingleput). It covers the area of Kanchipuram District in Tamil Nadu State .
history
The Diocese of Chingleput was established on July 19, 2002 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Cum ad provehendam aeternam from ceding territories of the Archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore and subordinated to this as a suffragan . First Bishop was Anthonisamy Neethinathan .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Cum ad provehendam aeternam , AAS 94 (2002), n.11, p. 653f.