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Diocese of Sivagangai Dioecesis Sivagangaiensis சிவகங்கை மறைமாவட்டம் | |
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Bishopric | |
Location | |
Country | India |
Territory | Ramanathapuram and Sivagangai |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Madurai |
Coordinates | 9°50′48″N 78°28′45″E / 9.8468°N 78.4792°E |
Statistics | |
Area | 8,353 km2 (3,225 sq mi)[1] |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 3,123,623 182,150 (5.8%) |
Parishes | 82 |
Schools | 160 |
Information | |
Formation | 3 July 1987 |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Alangara Annai Cathedral |
Co-cathedral | Basilica of St. John de Britto |
Saint | John de Brito |
Secular priests | 177 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | The Most Reverend Lourdu Anandam |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Anthony Pappusamy |
Bishops emeritus |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sivagangai is located at the southeast corner of Bay of Bengal, 45 km east of Madurai city, in Tamil Nadu, India.