Roman Catholic Diocese of Palayamkottai

Diocese of Palayamkottai Dioecesis Palayamkottaiensis பாளையங்கோட்டை மறைமாவட்டம்
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Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Madurai
Metropolitan	Madurai
Statistics
Area	6,102 km2 (2,356 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 2,652,273 123,789 (4.7%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	St. Xavier's Cathedral in Palayamkottai
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Antonysamy Savarimuthu
Metropolitan Archbishop	Antony Pappusamy
Bishops emeritus	Jude Gerald Paulraj
Website
www.palayamkottaidiocese.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Palayamkottai (Latin: Palayamkottaien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Palayamkottai in the ecclesiastical province of Madurai in India.

History

• 17 May 1973: Established as Diocese of Palayamkottai from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madurai.

Bishops of Palayamkottai

• Savarinathen Iruthayaraj (17 May 1973 – 15 July 1999)
• Jude Gerald Paulraj (23 October 2000 – 29 June 2018)
• Antony Papu Samy - Apostolic Administrator (30 June 2018 - 15 December 2019)
• Antonysamy Savarimuthu (15 December 2019 – present)

Saints and causes for canonisation

• Servant of God Peter Reddy OFS, (Paul Chenappan Reddy or Peter Paradesi)

External links

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website