https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Diocese_of_Ootacamund Diocese of Ootacamund - Revision history 2026-10-30T00:01:48Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diocese_of_Ootacamund&diff=497281&oldid=prev DottyN0357445099: made first details and citations 2025-08-24T08:18:43Z <p>made first details and citations</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Roman Catholic diocese in Tamil Nadu, India}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}<br /> {{Infobox diocese<br /> |jurisdiction = Diocese <br /> |name = Ootacamund <br /> |latin = Dioecesis Ootacamundensis <br /> |local = உதகமண்டலம் மறைமாவட்டம் <br /> |country = [[India]]<br /> |metropolitan = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore|Madras and Mylapore]] <br /> |province = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore|Madras and Mylapore]] <br /> |rite = [[Latin Church|Roman Rite]]<br /> |cathedral = Sacred Heart Cathedral in [[Ooty]] <br /> |cocathedral = <br /> |image = Front Pole Sacred Heart Cathedral Ooty Mar25 A7CR 05524-5 Pano Edit.jpg<br /> |caption = [[Sacred Heart Cathedral, Ooty]]<br /> |patron = [[Sacred Heart of Jesus]]<br /> |established = 3 July 1955<br /> |area_km2 = 7,312 <br /> |population = 1,461,000 <br /> |population_as_of = 2004 <br /> |catholics = 84,600 <br /> |catholics_percent= 5.8 <br /> |pope = {{Incumbent pope}}<br /> |bishop = [[Arulappan Amalraj]] <br /> |metro_archbishop = George Antonysamy<br /> |vicar_general = A. Anthony Swamy<br /> |coadjutor = <br /> |auxiliary_bishops= <br /> |website =http://www.ootacamunddiocese.org<br /> }}<br /> <br /> The &#039;&#039;&#039;Roman Catholic Diocese of Ootacamund&#039;&#039;&#039; ({{langx|la| Ootacamunden(sis)}}) is a [[diocese]] located in the city of [[Ootacamund]] ([[Ooty]]) in the [[ecclesiastical province]] of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore|Madras and Mylapore]] in India.<br /> <br /> ==Bishops==<br /> * [[Bishop]]s of Ootacamund Diocese ([[Latin Church|Latin Rite]])<br /> ** Bishop [[Mar Antony Padiyara]] (later [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]]) (3 July 1955 – 14 June 1970)<br /> ** Bishop [[Packiam Arokiaswamy]] (later Archbishop) (16 January 1971 – 6 December 1971)<br /> ** Bishop [[James Masilamony Arul Das]] (later Archbishop) (21 December 1973 – 11 May 1994)<br /> ** Bishop [[Antony Anandarayar]] (later Archbishop) (2 January 1997 – 10 June 2004)<br /> ** Bishop Arulappan Amalraj (30 June 2006 – present)<br /> <br /> ==Saints and causes for canonisation==<br /> * Bl. [[Mary of the Passion]] established a convent and order in Ooty.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.fmmii.org/mother-mary-of-the-passion.html |title=Mother Mary of the Passion - Franciscan Missionaries of Mary |publisher=Fmmii.org |date= |accessdate=2020-02-26}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;!--- See [[Wikipedia:Footnotes]] on how to create references using &lt;ref&gt;&lt;/ref&gt; tags which will then appear here automatically --&gt;<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/oota0.htm GCatholic.org] [[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[&#039;&#039;self-published&#039;&#039;]}}]]<br /> * [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/doota.html Catholic Hierarchy] [[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[&#039;&#039;self-published&#039;&#039;]}}]]<br /> * [http://www.ootacamunddiocese.org/ Diocese website ]<br /> <br /> {{coord|11.4167|N|76.7086|E|source:wikidata|display=title}}<br /> <br /> {{authority control}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Ootacamund}}<br /> [[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses in India]]<br /> [[Category:Christian organizations established in 1955]]<br /> [[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century]]<br /> [[Category:Christianity in Tamil Nadu]]<br /> [[Category:1955 establishments in Madras State]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{India-RC-diocese-stub}}</div> DottyN0357445099