Suffragan diocese Kumbakonam, India
Diocese of Kumbakonam
Kumbakonamen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese in Tamil Nadu, India, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore. Established 1 September 1899 from the Archdiocese of Pondicherry. Its seat is St Mary's Cathedral in Kumbakonam.
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- Established
- 1899
- Catholics
- 195,582
- Priests
- 261
- Territory
- 7,823 km²
Parishes and churches
93 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- VilliavarambalVilliavarambalView parish
- ViragalurViragalurView parish
- VizhapallamVizhapallamView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Jeevanandam Amalanathan
- Born
- 2 April 1962
- Birthplace
- Michaelpatti
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The cathedral
St Mary's Cathedral, Kumbakonam stands in Kumbakonam, 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.