Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuticorin
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Diocese of Tuticorin Dioecesis Tuticorensis தூத்துக்குடி மறைமாவட்டம் |
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Sacred Heart Cathedral, Tuticorin, The Mother Church of the Diocese
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Madurai |
| Metropolitan | Madurai |
| Deaneries | 5 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,440 km2 (2,490 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 2,590,000 421,820 (16.3%) |
| Parishes | 111 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 12 June 1923 |
| Cathedral | Sacred Heart Cathedral in Thoothukudi |
| Patron saint |
Saint Francis Xavier Saint Thérèse of Lisieux |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Yvon Ambrose |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Peter Fernando |
| Vicar General | X.D. Selvaraj |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuticorin (Latin: Tuticoren(sis)) is a unit (or 'particular Church') of the Catholic Church in the city of Tuticorin, part of the Ecclesiastical province of Madurai in India.
Its first bishop, the Jesuit, Francis T, Roche, originates from the diocese itself and is the first Latin indigenous bishop.
Coordinates: 8°48′17″N 78°09′23″E / 8.8048°N 78.1564°E
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