Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuticorin

Diocese of Tuticorin Dioecesis Tuticorensis தூத்துக்குடி மறைமாவட்டம்
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Tuticorin, The Mother Church of the Diocese
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	Antony Pappusamy
Vicar General	Fr.Kirubagaran
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.

History

• 12 June 1923: Established as the Diocese of Tuticorin from the Diocese of Tiruchirapalli

Its first bishop, the Jesuit, Francis T, Roche, originates from the diocese itself and is the first Latin indigenous bishop.

Special churches

• Minor Basilicas:
  • Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of the Snows, Tuticorin

• • St.Antony shrine, Uvari

Leadership

• Bishops of Tuticorin (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Yvon Ambrose (1 April 2005 – present)
  • Bishop Peter Fernando (later Archbishop) (8 December 1999 – 22 March 2003)
  • Bishop Siluvaimathu Teresanathan Amalnather (29 November 1980 – 8 December 1999)
  • Bishop Ambrose Mathalaimuthu (30 August 1971 – 6 December 1979)
  • Bishop Thomas Fernando (26 June 1953 – 23 November 1970)
  • Bishop Francis T. Roche, S.J. (12 June 1923 – 26 June 1953)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website