Diocese of Ootacamund

Dioecesis Ootacamundensis

உதகமண்டலம் மறைமாவட்டம்
Location
CountryIndia
Ecclesiastical provinceMadras and Mylapore
MetropolitanMadras and Mylapore
Statistics
Area7,312 km2 (2,823 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
1,461,000
84,600 (5.8%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established3 July 1955
CathedralSacred Heart Cathedral in Ooty
Patron saintSacred Heart of Jesus
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopArulappan Amalraj
Metropolitan ArchbishopGeorge Antonysamy
Vicar GeneralA. Anthony Swamy
Website
http://www.ootacamunddiocese.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ootacamund (Latin: Ootacamunden(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Ootacamund (Ooty) in the Ecclesiastical province of Madras and Mylapore in India.

  • Bishops of Ootacamund Diocese (Latin Rite)
    • Bishop Mar Antony Padiyara (later Cardinal) (3 July 1955 – 14 June 1970)
    • Bishop Packiam Arokiaswamy (later Archbishop) (16 January 1971 – 6 December 1971)
    • Bishop James Masilamony Arul Das (later Archbishop) (21 December 1973 – 11 May 1994)
    • Bishop Antony Anandarayar (later Archbishop) (2 January 1997 – 10 June 2004)
    • Bishop Arulappan Amalraj (30 June 2006 – present)

Saints and causes for canonisation

References

  1. "Mother Mary of the Passion - Franciscan Missionaries of Mary". Fmmii.org. Retrieved 26 February 2020.

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