The Roman Catholic Diocese of Palayamkottai (Latin: Palayamkottaien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Palayamkottai in the ecclesiastical province of Madurai in India.
Diocese of Palayamkottai Dioecesis Palayamkottaiensis பாளையங்கோட்டை மறைமாவட்டம் | |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Madurai |
| Metropolitan | Madurai |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,102 km2 (2,356 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 2,652,273 123,789 (4.7%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | St. Xavier's Cathedral in Palayamkottai |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Antonysamy Savarimuthu |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Antony Pappusamy |
| Bishops emeritus | Jude Gerald Paulraj |
| Website | |
| www | |
History edit
- 17 May 1973: Established as Diocese of Palayamkottai from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madurai.
Bishops of Palayamkottai edit
- Savarinathen Iruthayaraj (17 May 1973 – 15 July 1999)
- Jude Gerald Paulraj (23 October 2000 – 29 June 2018)
- Antony Papu Samy - Apostolic Administrator (30 June 2018 - 15 December 2019)
- Antonysamy Savarimuthu (15 December 2019 – present)
Saints and causes for canonisation edit
- Servant of God Peter Reddy OFS, (Paul Chenappan Reddy or Peter Paradesi)[1]
References edit
- ^ "Saints & Blessed – CCBI". Retrieved 17 October 2019.
External links edit
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