Diocese of Kottar

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Bishop(s) Peter Remigius, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 26 May 1930 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Madurai Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: India Square Kilometers: 1,665 (643 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.kottardiocese.org/ Mailing Address: P.O. Box 17, Nagercoil-629001, Kanyakumari Dt., Tamilnadu, India Telephone: (04652)33.343 Fax: 25.170

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Lorenzo Pereira † (26 May 1930 Appointed - 7 Jan 1938 Died)
• Thomas Roch Agniswami, S.J. † (5 Jan 1939 Appointed - 23 Nov 1970 Retired)
• Marianus Arokiasamy † (23 Nov 1970 Appointed - 3 Jul 1987 Appointed, Archbishop of Madurai)
• Leon Augustine Tharmaraj † (14 Nov 1988 Appointed - 15 Jan 2007 Died)
• Peter Remigius (30 Jun 2007 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
26 May 1930	Erected	Diocese of Quilon	Diocese of Kottar (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	148,321	795,000	18.7%	57	8	65	2,281		16	169	47	ap1951
1970	254,036	1,125,000	22.6%	107	16	123	2,065		32	400	64	ap1971
1980	303,000	1,350,000	22.4%	139	21	160	1,893		65	522	83	ap1981
1990	353,867	1,703,322	20.8%	135	31	166	2,131	1	60	577	96	ap1991
1999	440,804	1,734,752	25.4%	170	46	216	2,040		58	645	113	ap2000
2000	475,181	2,098,355	22.6%	165	42	207	2,295		55	559	115	ap2001
2001	492,914	2,113,987	23.3%	178	43	221	2,230		56	719	117	ap2002
2002	507,914	2,129,338	23.9%	174	45	219	2,319		57	679	131	ap2003
2003	481,170	2,146,044	22.4%	171	44	215	2,238		76	618	124	ap2004
2004	477,174	1,720,250	27.7%	182	44	226	2,111		74	596	126	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• Thomas Roch Agniswami, S.J. † (Bishop: 5 Jan 1939 to 23 Nov 1970)
• Marianus Arokiasamy † (Bishop: 23 Nov 1970 to 3 Jul 1987)
• Lorenzo Pereira † (Bishop: 26 May 1930 to 7 Jan 1938)
• Peter Remigius (Bishop: 30 Jun 2007)
• Leon Augustine Tharmaraj † (Priest: 29 Mar 1965; Bishop: 14 Nov 1988 to 15 Jan 2007)