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.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- 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 Our Lady of SorrowsVellicodeView parish
- Church of Our Lady of SorrowsKonnakuzhivilaiView parish
- Church of Our Lady of SorrowsMukkalampaduView parish
- Church of SS Peter & PaulAmbalakadaiView parish
- Church of St. AloysiusElavuvilaiView parish
- Church of St. Aloysius GonzagaKarenkaduView parish
- Church of St. AndrewAttoorView parish
- Church of St. AntonyAppattuvilaiView parish
- Church of St. AntonyCherukolView parish
- Church of St. AntonyKaliakkavilaiView parish
- Church of St. AntonyManaliView parish
- Church of St. AntonyMaruthancodeView parish
- Church of St. AntonyPalavilaiView parish
- Church of St. AntonyPullaniView parish
- Church of St. AntonyValvachagostamView parish
- Church of St. AntonyVarthanvilaiView parish
- Church of St. AntonyVattamView parish
- Church of St. AntonyVellayambalamView parish
- Church of St. Antony of PaduaChemparuthivilaiView parish
- Church of St. Antony of PaudaPoottettyView parish
- Church of St. Antony, Chunkankadai 629 003Town not recordedView parish
- Church of St. Antony, Vettuvenni, Kuzhithurai 629 163Town not recordedView parish
- Church of St. AugustineKulasekharamView parish
- Church of St. CatherineKappiaraiView parish
- Church of St. EliasThuckalayView parish
- Church of St. EusthachiusPackiapuramView parish
- Church of St. Francis XavierMankuzhyView parish
- Church of St. Francis XavierChentharaiView parish
- Church of St. Francis XavierKonamkaduView parish
- Church of St. Francis XavierKuzhivilaiView 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.