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 St. Francis XavierMarthandamView parish
- Church of St. Francis XavierMuttaicaduView parish
- Church of St. Francis XavierVencodeView parish
- Church of St. Francis XavierYettacodeView parish
- Church of St. GabrielThickurichyView parish
- Church of St. GeorgePilavialiView parish
- Church of St. JamesPuthenkadaiView parish
- Church of St. JosephManalikaraiView parish
- Church of St. JosephAppattuvilaiView parish
- Church of St. JosephKamplarView parish
- Church of St. JosephMathoorView parish
- Church of St. JosephPechipparaiView parish
- Church of St. JosephVanniyoorView parish
- Church of St. MichaelKozhiporvilaiView parish
- Church of St. Michael ArchangelCheruvalloorView parish
- Church of St. Michael the ArchangelManalikuzhivilaiView parish
- Church of St. Pius XPadanilamView parish
- Church of St. RochArockiapuramView parish
- Church of St. SebastianMadathattuvliaiView parish
- Church of St. Therese of Child JesusManchakonamView parish
- Church of St.AntonyMullanganavilaiView parish
- Church of St.AntonyKappukadView parish
- Church of St.AntonyNagacodeView parish
- Church of St.AntonyThundathhuvilaiView parish
- Church of St.AntonyVizhunthayambalamView parish
- Church of St.John of the CrossSiluvaipuramView parish
- Church of St.JosephKalkurichyView parish
- Church of St.Jude ThadeusKuttaikaduView parish
- Church of St.Michael ArchangelChoozhalView parish
- Church of St.Michael the ArchangelKuzhithuraiView 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.