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Diocese of Sivagangai

Dioecesis Sivagangaiensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Lourdu Anandam, Bishop
  • Jebalamai Susaimanickam, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 3 July 1987
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Madurai
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: India
  • Square Kilometers: 8,353 (3,226 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://rcdioceseofsivagangai.org
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, Britto Nagar, Melur Rd., Sivagangai-630561, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Telephone: (04575)246.744

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
3 July 1987ErectedArchdiocese of Madurai (Sivagangai, Tirupathur, Tiruvaddanai, Ramand, Paranakudi, and Mudukulathur along with the island of Rameshwaram) Diocese of Sivagangai (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1990174,5502,142,6358.1%5424782,2373826747ap1991
1999189,3742,460,0307.7%78241021,8565545058ap2000
2000199,8722,460,0308.1%79241031,9406045759ap2001
2001202,4772,667,0417.6%83241071,8924833859ap2002
2002204,0642,880,9057.1%96331291,5815337259ap2003
2003206,8613,116,3636.6%105361411,4675638659ap2004
2004225,5482,479,5609.1%100401401,6118735060ap2005
2010183,2272,640,0006.9%97451421,29010439470ap2011
2014191,4782,692,5467.1%94631571,2199041578ap2015
2017182,3442,727,0006.7%93601531,19110543581ap2018
2020180,8123,163,9975.7%102601621,11610444282ap2021
2022182,1503,123,6235.8%98791771,02913045382ap2023

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 79, Page 1,358, and Page 1,359

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