Roman Catholic Diocese of Ootacamund

Diocese of Ootacamund Dioecesis Ootacamundensis உதகமண்டலம் மறைமாவட்டம்
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Madras and Mylapore
Metropolitan	Madras and Mylapore
Statistics
Area	7,312 km2 (2,823 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 1,461,000 84,600 (5.8%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	3 July 1955
Cathedral	Sacred Heart Cathedral in Ooty
Patron saint	Sacred Heart of Jesus
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Arulappan Amalraj
Metropolitan Archbishop	George Antonysamy
Vicar General	A. 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

• Bl. Mary of the Passion established a convent and order in Ooty.

External links

• GCatholic.org ^{[self-published]}
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}
• Diocese website