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{{Infobox diocese<br />
|jurisdiction = Diocese <br />
|name = Dindigul <br />
|latin = Dioecesis Dindigulensis <br />
|local = திண்டுக்கல் மறைமாவட்டம்<br />
|image =<br />
|country = {{flag|India}}<br />
|metropolitan = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madurai|Madurai]] <br />
|province = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madurai|Madurai]] <br />
|rite = [[Latin Church|Latin Rite]]<br />
|cathedral = Cathedral of St Joseph in [[Dindigul]]<br />
|cocathedral = <br />
|patron = [[Saint Joseph]] <br />
|established = 10 November 2003<br />
|area_km2 = 6,266 <br />
|population = 2,068,000<br />
|population_as_of = 2013 <br />
|catholics = 145,213<br />
|catholics_percent= 7.0 <br />
|pope = {{Incumbent pope}}<br />
|bishop = [[Thomas Paulsamy]]<br />
|metro_archbishop = [[Anthony pappusamy]]<br />
|coadjutor = <br />
|auxiliary_bishops= <br />
|website = [http://dindiguldiocese.org/DD/Home.aspx?o=1 Website of the Diocese] <br />
}}<br />
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The '''Roman Catholic Diocese of Dindigul''' ({{langx|la| Dindigulen(sis)}}) is a [[diocese]] located in the city of [[Dindigul]] in the [[ecclesiastical province]] of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madurai|Madurai]] in India.<br />
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==History==<br />
* 10 November 2003: Established as Diocese of Dindigul from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madurai and [[Diocese of Tiruchirapalli]]<br />
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==Leadership==<br />
* [[Bishop]]s of Dindigul ([[Latin Church|Latin Rite]])<br />
** Bishop [[Thomas Paulsamy]] (11 April 2016 – Present)<br />
** Bishop Antony Pappusamy (10 November 2003 – 26 July 2014)<br />
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==Saints and causes for canonisation==<br />
* Servant of God Augustine Pereira<ref name="CCBI">{{Cite web|url=http://ccbi.in/saints-blessed/|title=Saints & Blessed – CCBI|accessdate=Oct 17, 2019}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/dind0.htm GCatholic.org]<br />
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/ddind.html Catholic Hierarchy]<br />
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[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses in India]]<br />
[[Category:Christian organizations established in 2003]]<br />
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[[Category:Christianity in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
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