Diocese of Dharmapuri
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Diocese of Dharmapuri
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| Country | India |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore |
| Diocesan bishop | Lawrence Pius Dorairaj |
| founding | 1997 |
| surface | 8,327 km² |
| Parishes | 32 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 2,856,300 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 52,169 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 1.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 51 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 12 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 828 |
| Friars | 12 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 235 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | Sacred Heart Cathedral |
| Website | http://www.dharmapuridiocese.com/ |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dharmapuri ( lat. : Dioecesis Dharmapuriensis ) is in India situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Dharmapuri .
history
The Diocese of Dharmapuri was established on January 24, 1997 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Totius dominici gregis from cessions of territory from the Diocese of Salem and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore as a suffragan .
territory
The Dharmapuri diocese comprises the Dharmapuri district in the state of Tamil Nadu .
Bishops of Dharmapuri
- Joseph Anthony Irudayaraj SDB , 1997–2012
- Lawrence Pius Dorairaj , since 2012
See also
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Totius dominici gregis , AAS 89 (1997), n.7, p. 438f.