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Diocese of Dindigul

Dioecesis Dindigulensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Thomas Paulsamy, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 10 November 2003
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Madurai
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: India
  • Square Kilometers: 6,267 (2,420 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, P.O. Box 6, Mullipadi P.O., B.K. Pudur SO, Dindigul-624005, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Telephone: (0904)778.18.08

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
10 November 2003ErectedArchdiocese of Madurai (Natham, Kamalapuram, Sinnalapatty, Athur, Karisalpatty, and Vannampatty)
Diocese of Tiruchirapalli (Dindigul (Dindigul, Vedasandur, Oddanchatram, Palani, and Natham))
Diocese of Dindigul (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
2003148,0001,156,19412.8%51821331,1129624633ap2004
2004105,0001,165,1949.0%545611095413426837ap2005
2006106,0001,178,0009.0%505710799014128339ap2007
2013145,2132,068,0007.0%549715196114936555ap2014
2016147,0002,506,9905.9%569915594815236849ap2017
2019149,1702,586,0705.8%629916192616539251ap2020
2021151,4762,182,1786.9%6612719378428841851ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 96, Page 84, and Page 85

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