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Diocese of Kumbakonam Dioecesis Kumbakonamensis கும்பகோணம் மறைமாவட்டம் | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Pondicherry and Cuddalore |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 7,823 km2 (3,020 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 2,605,732 195,582 (7.5%) |
| Parishes | 88 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | St. Mary’s Cathedral in Kumbakonam |
| Patron saint | St John de Brito |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Jeevanandam Amalanathan |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Francis Kalist |
| Vicar General | Philomin Doss |
| Bishops emeritus | AnthonySamy Francis |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Diocese of Kumbakonam (Latin: Kumbakonamen(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in India. Its episcopal see is Kumbakonam. The Diocese of Kumbakonam is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore.