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Suffragan diocese Dindigul, India

Diocese of Dindigul

Dindigulen(sis)

The Diocese of Dindigul is a Latin rite diocese in Tamil Nadu, India, erected on 10 November 2003 and suffragan of the Archdiocese of Madurai. Its seat is the Cathedral of St Joseph in Dindigul.

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Esri
Dindigul, India, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
2003
Catholics
145,213
Priests
195
Territory
6,266 km²

Parishes and churches

39 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Thomas Paulsamy
Born
2 August 1951
Birthplace
Poolampatty

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The cathedral

Cathedral of St Joseph, Dindigul stands in Dindigul, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Located in the city of Dindigul in India, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dindigul (Latin: Dindigulen(sis)) belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Madurai.

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