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	The '''Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuticorin''' ({{lang-la\| Tuticoren(sis)}}) is a unit (or 'particular Church') of the [[~~Roman Catholic church\|~~Catholic Church]] in the city of [[Tuticorin]], part of the [[Ecclesiastical province]] of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madurai\|Madurai]] in India.		The '''Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuticorin''' ({{lang-la\| Tuticoren(sis)}}) is a unit (or 'particular Church') of the [[Catholic Church]] in the city of [[Tuticorin]], part of the [[Ecclesiastical province]] of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madurai\|Madurai]] in India.

	==History==		==History==

	The diocese of Tuticorin comprises the major part of the Tuticorin district, nearly half of the Nellai district and a small portion of the Kanyakumari district. The Catholics of this area trace their origin to the time of St. Francis Xavier who spent most of his missionary life in this area. Separated from the diocese of Tiruchirapalli, Tuticorin was created as a diocese and entrusted to the diocesan clergy in 1923 by the Apostolic Brief "Quae Catholico Nomini" of Pope Pius XI. It was entrusted to the indigenous clergy with Rt. Rev. Francis Tiburtius Roche s.j., as its first Bishop. He was also the first Indian Bishop of the Latin Rite. The patrons of the diocese are St. Francis Xavier and St. Teresa of Child Jesus.		The diocese of Tuticorin comprises the major part of the Tuticorin district, nearly half of the Nellai district and a small portion of the Kanyakumari district. The Catholics of this area trace their origin to the time of [[Francis Xavier\|St. Francis Xavier]] who spent most of his missionary life in this area. Separated from the diocese of Tiruchirapalli, Tuticorin was created as a diocese and entrusted to the diocesan clergy in 1923 by the Apostolic Brief "Quae Catholico Nomini" of Pope Pius XI. It was entrusted to the indigenous clergy with Rt. Rev. Francis Tiburtius Roche s.j., as its first Bishop. He was also the first Indian Bishop of the Latin Rite. The patrons of the diocese are St. Francis Xavier and St. Teresa of Child Jesus.

	==Vicariate==		==Vicariate==
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	*[[Tuticorin]] - [[Sacred Heart Cathedral, Tuticorin]]		*[[Tuticorin]] - [[Sacred Heart Cathedral, Tuticorin]]
	*[[Sathankulam]] - [[Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Sathankulam]],[[Sathankulam]]		*[[Sathankulam]] - [[Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Sathankulam]], [[Sathankulam]]
	*[[Vadakkankulam]] - [[ Holy family Church ]] ,[[ Vadakkankulam]]		*[[Vadakkankulam]] - [[ Holy family Church]], [[Vadakkankulam]]
	*[[Manapad]] - [[ St.Thoma's church ]] , [[ Veerapandianpattinam ]],[[ Tiruchendur ]]		*[[Manapad]] - [[ St.Thoma's church ]] , [[ Veerapandianpattinam]], [[Tiruchendur ]]
	*[[Kurukkusalai]] - [[ Infant Jesus Church]], [[Vemboor]]		*[[Kurukkusalai]] - [[ Infant Jesus Church]], [[Vemboor]]

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	** [[Our lady of Assumption Shrine]] , [[Vadakkankulam]]		** [[Our lady of Assumption Shrine]] , [[Vadakkankulam]]
	** [[ Our lady of redsand Shrine]], Sokkankudiyirupu via [[Sathankulam]]		** [[ Our lady of redsand Shrine]], Sokkankudiyirupu via [[Sathankulam]]
	** [[ Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Sathankulam ]],[[~~sathankulam~~]]		** [[ Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Sathankulam]], [[Sathankulam]]
	** [[ Our Lady of Snows, Kallikulam]]		** [[ Our Lady of Snows, Kallikulam]]
	** [[ Our lady of Holy marriage Shrine ]] , pothakalavilai via [[ Sathankulam]]		** [[ Our lady of Holy marriage Shrine ]] , pothakalavilai via [[Sathankulam]]
	** [[ Sacred Heart Jesus ]] , [[ Alanthalai ]] via [[ Tiruchendur]]		** [[ Sacred Heart Jesus ]] , [[ Alanthalai ]] via [[ Tiruchendur]]
	** [[ Holy redeemer church ]] ,[[ Thisayanvilai]]		** [[ Holy redeemer church]], [[Thisayanvilai]]
	** [[ Our Lady of Fatima Shrine ]] ,[[Valliyur]]		** [[ Our Lady of Fatima Shrine]], [[Valliyur]]
	** [[ Our lady of Rajakanni Church ]] , [[ Punnakayal]]		** [[ Our lady of Rajakanni Church ]] , [[ Punnakayal]]
	** [[ Our Lady of Nativity ( St. Lucia Shrine ) ]] , [[ Anaikarai ]] via [[ Thisayanvilai ]]		** [[ Our Lady of Nativity ( St. Lucia Shrine ) ]] , [[ Anaikarai ]] via [[ Thisayanvilai ]]
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	** [[ Our lady of Sarrows Shrine ]] , [[ Malayankulam ]] via [[ Nanguneri ]]		** [[ Our lady of Sarrows Shrine ]] , [[ Malayankulam ]] via [[ Nanguneri ]]
	** [[ Our lady of Velankanni shrine ]] , [[ Kavalkinaru]]		** [[ Our lady of Velankanni shrine ]] , [[ Kavalkinaru]]
	** [[ St.Joseph Church]] ,[[ Kootapuli]]		** [[ St.Joseph Church]], [[Kootapuli]]
	** [[Sacred Heart Jesus Church]],[[Kavalkinaru]]		** [[Sacred Heart Jesus Church]], [[Kavalkinaru]]
	** [[ St.Joseph church ]] , [[ Panagudi ]]		** [[ St.Joseph church ]] , [[ Panagudi ]]
	** [[ St.thomas church ]] , [[ Vembar ]]		** [[ St.thomas church ]] , [[ Vembar ]]
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	** [[ Amali annai Church ]] , [[ Tiruchendur]]		** [[ Amali annai Church ]] , [[ Tiruchendur]]
	** [[ St.Thomas Church ]][[Tiruchendur]]		** [[ St.Thomas Church ]][[Tiruchendur]]
	** [[ Selva matha Church ]] ,[[Uvari]]		** [[ Selva matha Church]], [[Uvari]]
	** [[ St.Anthony's Shrine]] ,[[Thoothukudi]]		** [[ St.Anthony's Shrine]], [[Thoothukudi]]
	** [[Our lady of Lourdes Church]],[[Idinthakarai~~]] via [[Koodankulam~~]]		** [[Our lady of Lourdes Church]], [[Idinthakarai]]
	** [[ St.Antony's Church]] ,[[Azhagappapuram]]		** [[ St.Antony's Church]], [[Azhagappapuram]]
	** [[St Anne's Church (Koodankulam)\|St Anne's Church]], [[Koodankulam]]		** [[St Anne's Church (Koodankulam)\|St Anne's Church]], [[Koodankulam]]

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{{sources|date=October 2021}}
{{short description|Diocese of the Catholic Church}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox diocese
|jurisdiction = Diocese
|name = Tuticorin
|latin = Dioecesis Tuticorensis
|local = தூத்துக்குடி மறைமாவட்டம்
|image = File:Sacred Heart Cathedral Tuticorin.jpg
|image_size =
|image_alt =
|caption = Sacred Heart Cathedral, Tuticorin, The Mother Church of the Diocese

|country = [[India]]
|metropolitan = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madurai|Madurai]]
|province = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madurai|Madurai]]
|deaneries = 5
|rite = [[Latin Rite]]
|area_km2 = 6,440
|population = 2,590,000
|population_as_of = 2011
|catholics = 621,820
|catholics_percent= 26.3

| denomination = [[Roman Catholic]]
| established = 12 June 1923
| cathedral = Sacred Heart Cathedral in [[Thoothukudi]]
| cocathedral =
| parishes = 120
| patron = [[Saint Francis Xavier]]<br>[[Saint Thérèse of Lisieux]]
| priests =

| pope = {{Incumbent pope}}
| bishop = Most Rev Dr [[Stephen Antony Pillai]]
| bishop_title = Bishop
| metro_archbishop = Most Rev Dr.Antony Pappusamy
| coadjutor =
| vicar_general = Fr Panneer Selvam N.A.
| suffragans =
| auxiliary_bishops =
| apostolic_admin =
| emeritus_bishops = Rev Dr.yuvon Ambrose

| map =
| map_alt =
| map_caption =

| website = [http://tuticorindiocese.org/ Website of the Diocese]
| footnotes =
}}

The '''Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuticorin''' ({{lang-la| Tuticoren(sis)}}) is a unit (or 'particular Church') of the [[Roman Catholic church|Catholic Church]] in the city of [[Tuticorin]], part of the [[Ecclesiastical province]] of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madurai|Madurai]] in India.

==History==

The diocese of Tuticorin comprises the major part of the Tuticorin district, nearly half of the Nellai district and a small portion of the Kanyakumari district. The Catholics of this area trace their origin to the time of St. Francis Xavier who spent most of his missionary life in this area. Separated from the diocese of Tiruchirapalli, Tuticorin was created as a diocese and entrusted to the diocesan clergy in 1923 by the Apostolic Brief "Quae Catholico Nomini" of Pope Pius XI. It was entrusted to the indigenous clergy with Rt. Rev. Francis Tiburtius Roche s.j., as its first Bishop. He was also the first Indian Bishop of the Latin Rite. The patrons of the diocese are St. Francis Xavier and St. Teresa of Child Jesus.

==Vicariate==
Five Vicariates present in the [[Tuticorin diocese]]
Vicariates and Forane Churches are
*[[Tuticorin]] - [[Sacred Heart Cathedral, Tuticorin]]
*[[Sathankulam]] - [[Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Sathankulam]],[[Sathankulam]]
*[[Vadakkankulam]] - [[ Holy family Church ]] ,[[ Vadakkankulam]]
*[[Manapad]] - [[ St.Thoma's church ]] , [[ Veerapandianpattinam ]],[[ Tiruchendur ]]
*[[Kurukkusalai]] - [[ Infant Jesus Church]], [[Vemboor]]

==Famous churches==
*Minor Basilica
**[[Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of the Snows]], Tuticorin
*Cathedral
**Sacred Heart Cathedral, Tuticorin
*Special Churches
** [[ Holy Cross Shrine ]] , [[ Manapad ]]
** [[St. Antony's shrine]], [[Uvari]]
** [[Our lady of Assumption Shrine]] , [[Vadakkankulam]]
** [[ Our lady of redsand Shrine]], Sokkankudiyirupu via [[Sathankulam]]
** [[ Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Sathankulam ]],[[sathankulam]]
** [[ Our Lady of Snows, Kallikulam]]
** [[ Our lady of Holy marriage Shrine ]] , pothakalavilai via [[ Sathankulam]]
** [[ Sacred Heart Jesus ]] , [[ Alanthalai ]] via [[ Tiruchendur]]
** [[ Holy redeemer church ]] ,[[ Thisayanvilai]]
** [[ Our Lady of Fatima Shrine ]] ,[[Valliyur]]
** [[ Our lady of Rajakanni Church ]] , [[ Punnakayal]]
** [[ Our Lady of Nativity ( St. Lucia Shrine ) ]] , [[ Anaikarai ]] via [[ Thisayanvilai ]]
** [[ St.James shrine ]] , [[ Srivaikuntam ]]
** [[ Our lady of Sarrows Shrine ]] , [[ Malayankulam ]] via [[ Nanguneri ]]
** [[ Our lady of Velankanni shrine ]] , [[ Kavalkinaru]]
** [[ St.Joseph Church]] ,[[ Kootapuli]]
** [[Sacred Heart Jesus Church]],[[Kavalkinaru]]
** [[ St.Joseph church ]] , [[ Panagudi ]]
** [[ St.thomas church ]] , [[ Vembar ]]
** [[Holy Spirit Church (Manapad)|Holy Spirit Church ]] , [[ Manapad]]
** [[ Amali annai Church ]] , [[ Tiruchendur]]
** [[ St.Thomas Church ]][[Tiruchendur]]
** [[ Selva matha Church ]] ,[[Uvari]]
** [[ St.Anthony's Shrine]] ,[[Thoothukudi]]
** [[Our lady of Lourdes Church]],[[Idinthakarai]] via [[Koodankulam]]
** [[ St.Antony's Church]] ,[[Azhagappapuram]]
** [[St Anne's Church (Koodankulam)|St Anne's Church]], [[Koodankulam]]

==Notable People==
[[Antony Soosainather|Servant of God, Rev. Fr.Antony Soosainather]]

[[Augustine Pereira|Servant of God, Rev. Fr. Augustine Pereira]]

==Leadership==
* [[Bishop]]s of Tuticorin ([[Latin Rite]])
** Bishop [[Stephen Antony Pillai|Stephen Antony]] (17 January 2019 – present)
** Bishop [[Yvon Ambrose]] (1 April 2005 – 17 January 2019)
** Bishop [[Peter Fernando]] (later Archbishop) (8 December 1999 – 22 March 2003)
** Bishop [[Siluvaimathu Teresanathan Amalnather]] (29 November 1980 – 8 December 1999)
** Bishop [[Ambrose Mathalaimuthu]] (30 August 1971 – 6 December 1979)
** Bishop [[Thomas Fernando]] (26 June 1953 – 23 November 1970)
** Bishop [[Francis Tiburtius Roche]] S.J. (12 June 1923 – 26 June 1953)

==Saints and causes for canonisation==
* Servant of God Fr. Antony Soosainather, CR<ref name="CCBI">{{Cite web|url=http://ccbi.in/saints-blessed/|title=Saints & Blessed – CCBI|accessdate=Oct 17, 2019}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/tuti0.htm GCatholic.org]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dtuti.html Catholic Hierarchy]
* [http://tuticorindiocese.org/history.htm How the diocese emerged], Diocese of Tuticorin

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