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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Church of South India |
| Statistics | |
| Congregations | 718 in 2014 |
| Members | 1.34,277 in 2014 |
| Information | |
| Established | 1859 |
| Cathedral | Holy Trinity Cathedral, Palayamkottai |
| Language | Tamil, English, Malayalam |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | A.R.G.S.T. Barnabas |
| Website | |
| www.csitirunelveli.org | |
The Diocese of Tirunelveli is one among the 24 dioceses of the Church of South India (CSI). It is based at Tirunelveli, in the state of Tamil Nadu, southern India.
In 2014, the diocese had 718 churches, 99 pastors, and a membership of 1,34,277;[1] it also ran 342 schools and fifteen colleges and hospitals. Holy Trinity Cathedral, at Palayamkottai is the Cathedral of Tirunelveli Diocese. The churches were established by the Church Missionary Society (CMS) missionaries and the Society for Propagating the Gospel (SPG) missionaries. In the year of 1919 Tinnevely Diocese Trust Association (TDTA) was formed by uniting both mission and also with Baptists and Presbyterians churches in the neighbourhood.