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| | #REDIRECT [[Diocese of Dharmapuri]] |
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| {{Infobox diocese
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| |jurisdiction = Diocese
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| |name = Dharmapuri
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| |latin = Dioecesis Dharmapuriensis
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| |local = தர்மாபுரி மறைமாவட்டம்
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| |country = {{flag|India}}
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| |metropolitan = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore|Pondicherry and Cuddalore]]
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| |province = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore|Pondicherry and Cuddalore]]
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| |rite = [[Latin Rite]]
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| |cathedral = Sacred Heart Cathedral in [[Dharmapuri]]
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| |cocathedral =
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| |parishes = 33 | |
| |area_km2 = 9,622
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| |population = 3,386,631
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| |population_as_of = 2013
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| |catholics = 52,169
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| |catholics_percent= 1.8
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| |pope = {{Incumbent pope}}
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| |bishop = [[Lawrence Pius Dorairaj]]
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| |metro_archbishop = [[Antony Anandarayar]]
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| |vicar_general = P. Xavier
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| |coadjutor =
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| |auxiliary_bishops=
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| |website = [http://www.dharmapuridiocese.com/ website of the Diocese]
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| The '''Roman Catholic Diocese of Dharmapuri''' ({{lang-la| Dharmapurien(sis)}}) is a [[diocese]] located in the city of [[Dharmapuri]] in the [[Ecclesiastical province]] of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore|Pondicherry and Cuddalore]] in India.
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| ==History==
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| * January 24, 1997: Established as Diocese of Dharmapuri from the [[Diocese of Salem]]
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| ==Leadership==
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| * [[Bishop]]s of Dharmapuri ([[Latin Rite]])
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| ** Bishop [[Joseph Anthony Irudayaraj]], S.D.B. (January 24, 1997 – January 13, 2012)
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| ** Bishop Lawrence Pius Dorairaj (since January 13, 2012)
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| ==Parishes==
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| This Diocese has 44 Parish,<ref>http://dharmapuridiocese.com/parishes/lists.html</ref> which are bifurcated under 5 Vicariates
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| '''±''' = ''also Vicariate parish''
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| {| class="wikitable"
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| ! Parish !! Established !! Parish Church !! Sub-Station Church
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| | Adaikalapuram || 1962 || St. Mary's Church
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| | B.Pallipatti || 1930 || Our Lady of Mount Carmel
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| | Bagalur || 1999 || Don Bosco Mission
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| | Bargur || 1999 || St. Antony's Church
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| | Biligundu || - || St. Antony's Church
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| | Bommidi || 1955 || St. Antony's Church
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| | Christupalayam || 1932 || Immaculate Conception Church
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| | Dasarapalli || 1955 || Christ the King Church
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| | Denkanikottai ± || - || Little Flower Church
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| | [[Dharmapuri]] ± || 1968 || Sacred Heart Cathedral
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| | Dhinnur || - || St. Paul the Hermit Church
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| | rowspan="6" | [[Elathagiri]] || rowspan="6" | 1901 || rowspan="6" | [[Our Lady Of Refuge Church, Elathagiri | Our Lady of Refuge Church]]
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| | Holy Family Church (Paarai Kovil)
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| | Infant Jesus Chapel, Kulandhai Yesu Nagar
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| | Periyanayagi Church, JC Pudur
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| | Poondi Madha Church, Rayapanoor
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| | Sagayamadha Church, Sagayapuram
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| | Harur ± || 1979 || Sacred Heart Church
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| | Gobachandhirapuram || - || Our Lady of Queen of Heaven
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| | Hogenakkal-Ootamalai || - || Our Lady of Falls Church
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| | [[Hosur]] ± || - || Sacred Heart Church
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| | [[Hosur]] - Divine Nagar || 2013 || St. Therese of the Child Jesus
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| | [[Hosur]] - Sipcot || 2000|| St. Joseph's Church
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| | Kadagathur || 1988 || St. Mary's Church
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| | rowspan="5" | [[Kandikuppam]] || rowspan="5" | 1979 || rowspan="5" | [[Our Lady Of Queen Of Heaven Church, Kandikuppam |Our Lady of Queen of Heaven Church]]
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| | Infant Jesus Church, Achamangalam
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| | Our Lady of Refugee Chapel, Kamaraj Nagar
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| | Velankanni Arokiya Madha Chapel, Kockanoor
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| | Vannathu Andoniyar Church,Thandavanpallam
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| | Kaveripattinam || 2009 || Our Lady of Peace Church
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| | Kelamangalam || 2000 || Sacred Heart Church
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| | rowspan="3" | [[Kethanahalli, Dharmapuri | Kethanahalli]] || rowspan="3" | 2000 || rowspan="3" | [[St. Francis Xavier Church, Kethanahalli | St. Francis Xavier's Church]]
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| | St. Anthony Chapel
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| | St. Mary Magdalene Chapel
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| | rowspan="3"| [[Kovilur, Dharamapuri | Kovilur]] || rowspan="3" | 1912 || rowspan="3" | [[St. Francis Xavier Church, Kovilur | St. Xavier's Church]]
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| | St. Antony's Church, Chittoor, Kottampatti
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| | Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Kottampatti
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| | rowspan="4" | [[Krishnagiri]] ± || rowspan="4" | 1930 || rowspan="4" | [[Our Lady of Fatima Church, Krishnagiri | Our Lady of Fatima Shrine]]
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| | St. Ignatius Of Loyala Church, Oldpet
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| | St. Joseph Church, Periyarikodi
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| | Sacred Heart Church, V.Madepalli
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| | Mathagondapalli || 1930 || Sacred Heart Church
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| | Mathigiri || 1926 || Our Lady of Health Church
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| | Nellimarathupatti || - || Our Lady of Lourdes
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| | Onnalvadi || 2002 || Our Lady of Help Church
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| | Palacode || 1985 || Christ the King Church
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| | Pappireddipatti || 2002 || Our Lady of Velankanni Church
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| | Poolapatti - Laligam || - || St. Sebastian's Church
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| | Pushpagiri || 2015 || St. Therese of the Child Jesus
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| | Royakottai || 1999 || Our Lady of Lourdes Church
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| | Savadiyur || - || Our Lady of Velankanni Church
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| | Selliampatti || - || Infant Jesus Church
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| | Sesurajapuram || 1979 || John De Britto Church
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| | Shoolagiri || 2005 || Our Lady of Velankanni Church
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| | Sollepuram || - || Our Lady of Lourdus Church
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| | [[Sundampatti, Krishnagiri district | Sundampatti]] || 1988 || [[St. Antony's Church, Sundampatti | St. Anthony of Padua Church]] || Vanathu Chinnapar Church, Soorankottai
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| | Thally - Averipally || - || Our Lady of Rosary Church
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| | Thenkaraikottai || - || Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
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| | Uthankarai|| 1982 || St. Antony's Church
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| | Visuvasampatti || 1969 || Our Lady of Lourdes Church
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist|30em}}
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| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dharmapuridiocese.com/parishes/lists.html|title=Dharmapuri Diocese}}</ref>
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| ==External links==
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| * [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/dhar0.htm GCatholic.org] [[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[''self-published'']}}]]
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| * [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/ddhar.html Catholic Hierarchy] [[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[''self-published'']}}]]
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