Palayamkottai diocese
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Palayamkottai diocese
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| Country | India |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Madurai |
| Diocesan bishop | Antonysamy Savarimuthu |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Jew Gerald Paulraj |
| founding | 1973 |
| surface | 6,103 km² |
| Parishes | 51 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 3,233,466 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 138,945 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 4.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 73 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 56 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,077 |
| Friars | 222 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 394 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral |
| Website | www.palayamkottaidiocese.org |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Palayamkottai ( lat. : Dioecesis Palayamkottaiensis ) is in India situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Palayamkottai .
history
The diocese Palayamkottai was on May 17, 1973 by Pope Paul VI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Romani Pontifices from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Madurai and subordinated to this as a suffragan .
territory
The diocese includes the Palayamkottai in the district Tirunelveli located taluks Alangulam , Ambasamudram , Cheranmadevi , Palayamkottai , Pudur , Sankarankoil , Shenkottai , Sivagiri , Tenkasi and Tirunelveli and the in the district Thoothukudi located Taluk Kovilpatti in the state of Tamil Nadu .
Bishops of Palayamkottai
- Savarinathen Iruthayaraj , 1973-1999
- Jude Gerald Paulraj , 2000–2018
- Antonysamy Savarimuthu , since 2019
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Palayamkottai (English)
- Entry for the Diocese of Palayamkottai on catholic-hierarchy.org