Continent: South and East Asia
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Kumbakonam / Kumbakonamen(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Pondicherry and Cuddalore
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
Bishop (2008.05.31 – ...): | ![]() |
Bishops of Kumbakonam (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop of Kumbakonam (India)
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Bishop emeritus of Kottar (India)
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Bishop Daniel Paul Arulswamy
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Bishop Peter Francis Rayappa
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Bishop Marie-Augustine Chapuis, M.E.P.
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Bishop Hugues-Madelain Bottero, M.E.P.
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Area: 7,823 km²
Population: 265,000 Catholics (4.4% of 6,045,000 total) (2021)
Statistics: 93 parishes, 268 priests (174 diocesan, 94 religious), 821 religious (226 brothers, 595 sisters), 16 seminarians (2021)
Patron Saint: Our Lady of Assumption, Saint John de Britto
Last updated on 2023.09.03
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