Suffragan diocese Kuzhithurai, India
Diocese of Kuzhithurai
Kuzhithuraien(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese in Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Madurai. Created 22 December 2014 by Pope Francis through bifurcation of the Diocese of Kottar. Its seat is Holy Trinity Cathedral, Thirithuvapuram.
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- Established
- 2014
- Catholics
- 364,222
- Priests
- 131
- Territory
- 915 km²
Parishes and churches
103 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Church of the Most Holy TrinityThirithuvapuram · CathedralView parish
- Church of Christ the KingMulavilaiView parish
- Church of Christ the KingIruthayapuramView parish
- Church of Good ShepherdNallayanpuramView parish
- Church of Good ShepherdVelliavilaiView parish
- Church of Infant JesusKottoorkonamView parish
- Church of Little FlowerChetticharvilaiView parish
- Church of Martyr Devasahayampillai, Puliyoorkurichy, Thuckalay 629 175Town not recordedView parish
- Church of O. L. of Perpetual SuccourKoottamavuView parish
- Church of O.L. of AssumptionThemanoorView parish
- Church of O.L. of Mt. CarmelMurasancodeView parish
- Church of O.L. of Perpetual SuccourSahaya NagarView parish
- Church of O.L.of Mt. CarmelKolvelView parish
- Church of Our Lady of AssumptionMathiravilaiView parish
- Church of Our Lady of AssumptionMelpalaiView parish
- Church of Our Lady of AssumptionPuthukadaiView parish
- Church of Our Lady of FatimaKallukoottamView parish
- Church of Our Lady of FatimaFatimapuramView parish
- Church of Our Lady of FatimaKallaravilaiView parish
- Church of Our Lady of Good HealthMunchiraiView parish
- Church of Our Lady of LourdesAlanvilaiView parish
- Church of Our Lady of LourdesAlancholaiView parish
- Church of Our Lady of LourdesLourdugiriView parish
- Church of Our Lady of LourdesNullivilaiView parish
- Church of Our Lady of Mt. CarmelVavaraiView parish
- Church of Our Lady of Mt. CarmelMylacodeView parish
- Church of Our Lady of NativityMulagumooduView parish
- Church of Our Lady of Per. HelpEanchacodeView parish
- Church of Our Lady of RosaryKanjiracodeView parish
- Church of Our Lady of SnowsPattarivilaiView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Albert George Alexander Anastas
- Born
- 16 December 1966
- Birthplace
- Manavilai
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The cathedral
Holy Trinity Cathedral, Thirithuvapuram stands in Kuzhithurai, 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.