Diocese of Trivandrum

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The Archdiocese of Trivandrum is the Latin Catholic metropolitan see based in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. Erected as a diocese in 1937 and raised to an archdiocese in 2004, it oversees the suffragan dioceses of Quilon, Alleppey, Punalur, and Neyyattinkara.

Archbishop
Thomas Jessayyan Netto
Latin name
Trivandren(sis) Syrorum Malankarensium
Erected
10 February 2005 (origins 1937)
Cathedral
St. Joseph's Cathedral, Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram
Patron
Therese of Lisieux
Rank
Chiesa Arcivescovile Maggiore
Rite
Latin
Province
Trivandrum
Catholics
297,121
Chancery
Major Archbishop’s House, Pattom P.O., Thiruvananthapuram-695004, Kerala, India
Telephone
Tel. [0471]2541.642/3; fax 2541.635

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: official site + Wikipedia · Annuario code 001000569 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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