Roman Catholic Diocese of Dharmapuri

Diocese of Dharmapuri

Dioecesis Dharmapuriensis

தர்மாபுரி மறைமாவட்டம்
Catholic
Location
Country India
Ecclesiastical provincePondicherry and Cuddalore
MetropolitanPondicherry and Cuddalore
Deaneries5
Statistics
Area9,622 km2 (3,715 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
3,386,631
52,169 (1.8%)
Parishes45
Churches57
Information
RiteRoman Rite
Established1997
CathedralSacred Heart Cathedral, Dharmapuri
LanguageTamil
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopLawrence Pius Dorairaj
Metropolitan ArchbishopFrancis Kalist
Vicar GeneralA. Ambrose
Website
www.dharmapuridiocese.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dharmapuri (Latin: Dharmapurien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Dharmapuri in the ecclesiastical province of Pondicherry and Cuddalore in India. This Diocese administrate the political region of Dharmapuri district and Krishnagiri district.[1]

  1. ^ "Dharmapuri Diocese". dharmapuridiocese.org. Archived from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2024.