Suffragan diocese Ootacamund, India
Diocese of Ootacamund
Ootacamunden(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese in the Nilgiris of Tamil Nadu, India, erected 3 July 1955. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore, with Sacred Heart Cathedral in Ooty as its seat and about 84,600 Catholics (2004).
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- Established
- 1955
- Catholics
- 84,600
- Priests
- 148
- Territory
- 7,312 km²
Parishes and churches
22 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Annai Velankanni ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- Holy Cross ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- Holy Family ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- Infant Jesus ShrineTown not recordedView parish
- Kandal Cross ShrineTown not recordedView parish
- Mother of Perpetual Help ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- Our Lady of Lourdes’ ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- Our Lady of Rosary ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- Sacred Heart ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- St Antony the Hermit’s ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- St Antony’s ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- St Francis of Assisi’s ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- St Francis Xavier’s ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- St George’s ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- St John de Britto’s ChurchTown not recordedMass times recorded
- St John the Baptist’s ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- St Joseph’s ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- St Jude’s ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- St Mary’s ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- St Sebastian’s ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- St Theresa’s ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- St Thomas’ ChurchTown not recordedView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Arulappan Amalraj
- Born
- 4 December 1953
- Birthplace
- Attadi
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The cathedral
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Ooty stands in Ootacamund, 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.