Roman Catholic Diocese of Palayamkottai

Diocese of Palayamkottai

*Dioecesis Palayamkottaiensis*

பாளையங்கோட்டை மறைமாவட்டம்
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	Leo XIV
Bishop	Vacant
Metropolitan Archbishop	Antony Pappusamy
Bishops emeritus	Jude Gerald Paulraj
Website
	www.palayamkottaidiocese.org

Last updated July 06, 2025

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 – 05 July 2025)

Saints and causes for canonisation

Servant of God Peter Reddy OFS, (Paul Chenappan Reddy or Peter Paradesi)^[1]

References

↑ "Saints & Blessed – CCBI" . Retrieved 17 October 2019.

External links

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[CCBI-1] "Saints & Blessed – CCBI" . Retrieved 17 October 2019.

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