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Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore Archidioecesis Pondicheriensis et Cuddalorensis
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 Immaculate Conception Cathedral, The Mother Church of the Archdiocese | |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Pondicherry and Cuddalore |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 15,250 km2 (5,890 sq mi)[1] |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 8,170,086[a] 400,361[a] (4.9%) |
| Parishes | 105[a] |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 1776 |
| Cathedral | Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Pondicherry |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception |
| Secular priests | 234 (183 diocesan; 51 religious)[a] |
| Calendar | Indian national calendar |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Francis Kalist |
| Suffragans | |
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| Website | |
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The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore (Latin: Archidioecesis Pondicheriensis et Cuddalorensis) is a Latin metropolitan see of the Catholic Church of Pondicherry and Cuddalore in India.
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