Suffragan diocese Vellore, India
Diocese of Vellore
Velloren(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese in northern Tamil Nadu, India, erected 13 November 1952 from the Archdiocese of Madras. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore, seated at the Cathedral of the Assumption in Vellore.
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- Established
- 1952
- Catholics
- 168,980
- Priests
- 224
- Territory
- 12,265 km²
Parishes and churches
85 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St. Antony of Padua ChurchArcot - CapuchinsView parish
- St. Antony ShrineViruduvilanginanView parish
- St. Dominic Savio ChurchPulivanandalView parish
- St. Dominic Savio ChurchThirumalaiView parish
- St. Francis Xavier ChurchParasurView parish
- St. Francis Xavier ChurchKodayanchiView parish
- St. Francis xavier ChurchSoganurView parish
- St. Francis Xavier ChurchZamin GudaloreView parish
- St. John De Britto ChurchAllikondapattuView parish
- St. John De Britto ChurchChengam (Vincentians)View parish
- St. Joseph ChurchC.NamminadalView parish
- St. Joseph ChurchKoviloorView parish
- St. Joseph ChurchMosavadiView parish
- St. Joseph ChurchSathuvacharyView parish
- St. Joseph ChurchShenpakkamView parish
- St. Joseph's ChurchNarasingapuramView parish
- St. Lawrence ChurchKasthambadiView parish
- St. Theresa Child Jesus churchTheresapuramView parish
- St. Theresa ChurchHaffieldspetView parish
- St. Thomas ChurchSipcotView parish
- St.Antony ChurchAmburView parish
- St.John De Britto ChurchGudiyattamView parish
- Sts. Peter & Paul ChurchJapthikaraniView parish
- Theresa of Child Jesus ChurchMadurampattuView parish
- Theresa of Child Jesus ChurchPallikondaView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Ambrose Pitchamuthu
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The cathedral
Cathedral of the Assumption, Vellore stands in Vellore, 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.
History
Vellore (Latin: Velloren(sis)) is a diocese seated in the city of Vellore, within the ecclesiastical province of Madras and Mylapore in India. As of 2017 its territory held a population of 6.5 million people, with Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu as the main languages spoken.
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- Bishop Pitchaimuthu speaks at Franciscan symposium
- Diocese of Nancy gives 8 relics to Vellore diocese
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