Loading the diocese…
Diocese of Vijayapuram
loading…
Published by Catholic Social Ventures · compiled from public diocesan records · exported …
The Diocese of Vijayapuram is a Latin Catholic diocese headquartered in Kottayam, Kerala, India, covering parts of Kottayam, Idukki, and neighboring districts. It was established in 1930 from the Archdiocese of Verapoly, to which it is suffragan.
- Bishop
- Sebastian Thekethecheril
- Latin name
- Viiayapuramen(sis)
- Erected
- 14 July 1930
- Cathedral
- Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral, Kottayam
- Patron
- Immaculate Heart of Mary
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Verapoly (Archdiocese of Verapoly)
- Catholics
- 79,021
- Chancery
- Bishop’s House, Good Shepherd, P.O. Box 82, Kottayam-686001, Kerala, India
- Telephone
- Tel. [0481]2304.346; fax 2565.863
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Kottayam 1 km
- Changanacherry 15 km
- Tiruvalla 23 km
- Diocese of Alleppey 25 km
- Kanjirapally 29 km
- Mavelikara 40 km
Parishes near the see
- St Joseph · Velliamattom <1 km
- St Joseph · Surianelly 1 km
- St Joseph · Propose 1 km
- Good Shepherd · Kottayam 1 km
- Little Flower · Vanavathukara 1 km
- St Joseph · Muthappanpally 1 km
Official diocesan website →Wikipedia →Map →Linked data →
Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001000103 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08