Roman Catholic Diocese of Ootacamund

Diocese of Ootacamund

Dioecesis Ootacamundensis

உதகமண்டலம் மறைமாவட்டம்
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Ooty
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
RiteRoman Rite
Established3 July 1955
CathedralSacred Heart Cathedral in Ooty
Patron saintSacred Heart of Jesus
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
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

  • 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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