Suffragan diocese Kottar, India
Diocese of Kottar
Kottaren(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese in Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Madurai. Erected 26 May 1930, separated from the Diocese of Quilon. Its seat is the Cathedral of St Francis Xavier in Kottar, Nagercoil.
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- Established
- 1930
- Catholics
- 307,174
- Priests
- 210
- Territory
- 715 km²
Parishes and churches
95 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier Kottar, NagercoilKottar · CathedralView parish
- Church of All Saints MuttomMuttomView parish
- Church of Christ the King Christunagar NagercoilChristunagarView parish
- Church of Christ the King Kanavoor UdayamarthandamKanavoorView parish
- Church of Christ the King Sadayalputhur VembanoorSadayalputhurView parish
- Church of Good Shepherd Midalakadu PalappallamMidalakaduView parish
- Church of Infant Jesus New Channel Road Parvathipuram, NagercoilParvathipuramView parish
- Church of Infant Jesus Ponnappa Nadar Colony NagercoilPonnappa Nadar ColonyView parish
- Church of O. Lady of Good Health Rajakamangalam EathamozhyRajakamangalamthuraiView parish
- Church of O.L. of Mount Carmel RamapuramRamapuramView parish
- Church of O.L. of Per. Succour Chekkady, ArumanalloorChekkadyView parish
- Church of O.L. of Presentation ColachelColachelView parish
- Church of O.L. of Ransom KanyakumariKanyakumariView parish
- Church of Our Lady of Annunciation, Kattuvilai, VellichandhaiKattuvilaiView parish
- Church of Our Lady of Assumption Thazhayankonam VembanoorThazhayankonamView parish
- Church of Our Lady of Fatima Kandarvilagam VaniakudyKandarvilagamView parish
- Church of Our Lady of Fatima Kottavilai, Peruvilai Post NagercoilKottavilaiView parish
- Church of Our Lady of Good Health Anandan Nagar Via. AsaripallamAnandan NagarView parish
- Church of Our Lady of Good Health Arockia Nagar, AralvaimozhyAralvaimozhy-Arockia NagarView parish
- Church of Our Lady of Good Health Arockiapuram, LeepuramArockiapuramView parish
- Church of Our Lady of Lourdes Keezha-Kattuvilai M.K. PottalKeezha KattuvilaiView parish
- Church of Our Lady of Lourdes Pampanvilai Asaripallam P.O.PampanvilaiView parish
- Church of Our Lady of Lourdes Punnai Nagar NagercoilPunnainagarView parish
- Church of Our Lady of Miracles Annai Nagar PallamAnnai NagarView parish
- Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Sahayapuram, SuchindrumSahayapuramView parish
- Church of Our Lady of Rosary Mela Peruvilai AsaripallamMela PeruvilaiView parish
- Church of Our Lady of Snows Kil-Asaripallam AsaripallamAsaripallam-KilView parish
- Church of Our Lady of Snows Manavilai VellichanthaiManavilaiView parish
- Church of Our Lady of Snows Maravankudiyiruppu NagercoilMaravankudieruppuView parish
- Church of Our Lady of Snows ThadikarankonamThadikarankonamView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Nazarene Soosai
- Born
- 13 April 1963
- Birthplace
- Rajakkalamngalamthurai
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The cathedral
St Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Kottar, Nagercoil stands in Kottar, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.