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DIOCESE STATISTICS
Bishop
Most Rev. Dr A. Amalraj
Location
Tamilnadu, India
Erected
03rd July,1955
Rite
Latin Rite
Ecclesiastical Province
Madras – Mylapore
Postal Address
Bishop’s House
P.B.No. 5, St Mary’s Hill, Wood Cock Road,
Udhagamandalam-643 001, The Nilgiris Dt
Tamilnadu, South India
Telephone
0423-2442366
Fax
0423-2447996
Catholics
90,864
Total Population
20,60,445
Patron
Sacred Heart of Jesus
Co-Patroness
Our Lady of the Assumption
Area
2822 Sq. Miles/7312 Sq. Kms
No. of Diocesan Priests
117
No. of Quasi Parishes
2
Christians (Non-Catholics)
20,235
Non-Christians
19,49,346
No. of Parishes
62
Seminarians for the
Diocese
Major-17, College-11, Minor-5
Languages Spoken
Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, English
Tribal Languages
Badaga, Urali
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