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.
- Church of St. Joseph Midalam UdayamarthandamMidalamView parish
- Church of St. Joseph Vattakarai NagercoilVattakaraiView parish
- Church of St. Jude ErachakulamErachakulamView parish
- Church of St. Jude Simon ColonySimon ColonyView parish
- Church of St. Jude Thadeus KottaramKottaramView parish
- Church of St. Lawrence the Deacon ThengapattanamThengapattanamView parish
- Church of St. Martin De Pores, VellamadamVellamadamView parish
- Church of St. Mary Azhickal, MuttomAzhickalView parish
- Church of St. Mathew PallamPallamView parish
- Church of St. Michael Mel-Asaripallam AsaripallamAsaripallam-MelView parish
- Church of St. Michael the Archangel MylaudyMylaudyView parish
- Church of St. Michael the Archangel Rajavoor, ThoppoorRajavoorView parish
- Church of St. Michael Vedhanagar Edalakudy, NagercoilVedhanagarView parish
- Church of St. Rita Ritapuram. Palappalam(via)RitapuramView parish
- Church of St. Roch Puthukudieruppu, NagercoilPuthukudieruppuView parish
- Church of St. Roch Seethappal, BoothapandySeethapalView parish
- Church of St. Roch Vavathurai, KanyakumariVavathuraiView parish
- Church of St. Sebastian Pallavilai Mela PeruvilaiPallavilaiView parish
- Church of St. Vincent De Paul Periavilai, ManavlakurichyPeriavilaiView parish
- Church of St.Antony, Chinnavilai ManavalakurichyChinnavilaiView parish
- Church of St.Joseph Pillaithope MuttomPillaithopeView parish
- Church of St.Michael Puthugramam KanyakumariPuthugramamView parish
- Church of St.Thomas, Chinnamuttom, KanyakumariChinnamuttomView parish
- Church of the Holy Cross Kil-ManakudyManakudy-KilView parish
- Church of the Holy Family Carmel Nagar NagercoilCarmel NagarView parish
- Church of the Holy Family Ettamadai AzhakiapandipuramEttamadaiView parish
- Church of the Holy Family Mela Ramanputhur NagercoilMela-RamanputhurView parish
- Church of the Imm. Heart of Mary Kesavanputhenthurai EathamozhyKesavanputhenthuraiView parish
- Church of the Most Holy Trinity Mel-Midalam UdayamarthandamMidalam- MelView parish
- Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Assisi Campus NagercoilNagercoilView 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.