Suffragan diocese Sivagangai, India

Diocese of Sivagangai

Sivagangaien(sis)

Latin Church

Latin-rite diocese in Tamil Nadu, India, erected 3 July 1987 from the Archdiocese of Madurai, of which it is a suffragan. It covers the Sivagangai and Ramanathapuram districts and is seated at Alangara Annai Cathedral in Sivagangai; St John de Britto was martyred in its territory in 1693.

On the map

The address the register holds for Alangara Annai Cathedral, Sivagangai, in Sivagangai, India.

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Established: 1987
Catholics: 182,150
Priests: 177
Territory: 8,353 km²

Parishes and churches

24 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop: Lourdu Anandam
Born: 15 August 1958
Birthplace: Thiruvarangam

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The cathedral

Alangara Annai Cathedral, Sivagangai stands in Sivagangai, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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The see

Rank: Suffragan diocese
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 3 July 1987
Latin: Sivagangaien(sis)
Patron: St John de Britto
Annuario code: 001003075

The see in figures

Catholics: 182,150
Population: 3,123,623
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 5.8%
Priests: 177
Catholics per priest: 1,029
Extent: 8,353 km²
Catholics per km²: 22

Figures from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.

The province of Madurai

A suffragan of Archdiocese of Madurai.

The sees of this province:

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

Sees near here

Eparchy of RamanathapuramRamanathapuram38 km
Archdiocese of MaduraiMadurai38 km
Diocese of DindigulDindigul96 km
Diocese of TiruchirapalliTiruchirapalli108 km
Eparchy of PuthurPuthur108 km
Diocese of TanjoreTanjore123 km
Diocese of TuticorinTuticorin123 km
Diocese of PalayamkottaiPalayamkottai150 km

Measured see to see, from the point each record holds. On how the Church is ordered, see the diocese.

Sources

The see's own website · Wikipedia

Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: [email protected].