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Diocese of Tuticorin Dioecesis Tuticorensis தூத்துக்குடி மறைமாவட்டம் | |
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 Sacred Heart Cathedral, Tuticorin, The Mother Church of the Diocese | |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Madurai |
| Metropolitan | Madurai |
| Deaneries | 5 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,440 km2 (2,490 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2011) 2,590,000 621,820 (26.3%) |
| Parishes | 120 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 12 June 1923 |
| Cathedral | Sacred Heart Cathedral in Thoothukudi |
| Patron saint | Saint Francis Xavier Saint Thérèse of Lisieux |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Most Rev Dr Stephen Antony Pillai |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Most Rev Dr.Antony Pappusamy |
| Vicar General | Fr Panneer Selvam N.A. |
| Bishops emeritus | Rev. Dr. Yvon Ambroise |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuticorin (Latin: Tuticoren(sis)) is a unit (or 'particular Church') of the Catholic Church in the city of Tuticorin, part of the ecclesiastical province of Madurai in India.