Roman Catholic Diocese of Dharmapuri

Diocese of Dharmapuri Dioecesis Dharmapuriensis தர்மாபுரி மறைமாவட்டம்
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Pondicherry and Cuddalore
Metropolitan	Pondicherry and Cuddalore
Statistics
Area	9,622 km2 (3,715 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2013) 3,386,631 52,169 (1.8%)
Parishes	33
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Sacred Heart Cathedral in Dharmapuri
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Lawrence Pius Dorairaj
Metropolitan Archbishop	Antony Anandarayar
Vicar General	P. Xavier
Website
website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dharmapuri (Latin: Dharmapurien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Dharmapuri in the Ecclesiastical province of Pondicherry and Cuddalore in India.

History

• January 24, 1997: Established as Diocese of Dharmapuri from the Diocese of Salem

Leadership

• Bishops of Dharmapuri (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Joseph Anthony Irudayaraj, S.D.B. (January 24, 1997 – January 13, 2012)
  • Bishop Lawrence Pius Dorairaj (since January 13, 2012)

Parishes

This Diocese has 44 Parish, which are bifurcated under 5 Vicariates

± = also Vicariate parish

Parish	Established	Parish Church	Sub-Station Church
Adaikalapuram	1962	St. Mary's Church
B.Pallipatti	1930	Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Bagalur	1999	Don Bosco Mission
Bargur	1999	St. Antony's Church
Biligundu	-	St. Antony's Church
Bommidi	1955	St. Antony's Church
Christupalayam	1932	Immaculate Conception Church
Dasarapalli	1955	Christ the King Church
Denkanikottai ±	-	Little Flower Church
Dharmapuri ±	1968	Sacred Heart Cathedral
Dhinnur	-	St. Paul the Hermit Church
Elathagiri	1901	Our Lady of Refuge Church
			Holy Family Church (Paarai Kovil)
			Infant Jesus Chapel, Kulandhai Yesu Nagar
			Periyanayagi Church, JC Pudur
			Poondi Madha Church, Rayapanoor
			Sagayamadha Church, Sagayapuram
Harur ±	1979	Sacred Heart Church
Gobachandhirapuram	-	Our Lady of Queen of Heaven
Hogenakkal-Ootamalai	-	Our Lady of Falls Church
Hosur ±	-	Sacred Heart Church
Hosur - Divine Nagar	2013	St. Therese of the Child Jesus
Hosur - Sipcot	2000	St. Joseph's Church
Kadagathur	1988	St. Mary's Church
Kandikuppam	1979	Our Lady of Queen of Heaven Church
			Infant Jesus Church, Achamangalam
			Our Lady of Refugee Chapel, Kamaraj Nagar
			Velankanni Arokiya Madha Chapel, Kockanoor
			Vannathu Andoniyar Church,Thandavanpallam
Kaveripattinam	2009	Our Lady of Peace Church
Kelamangalam	2000	Sacred Heart Church
Kethanahalli	2000	St. Francis Xavier's Church
			St. Anthony Chapel
			St. Mary Magdalene Chapel
Kovilur	1912	St. Xavier's Church
			St. Antony's Church, Chittoor, Kottampatti
			Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Kottampatti
Krishnagiri ±	1930	Our Lady of Fatima Shrine
			St. Ignatius Of Loyala Church, Oldpet
			St. Joseph Church, Periyarikodi
			Sacred Heart Church, V.Madepalli
Mathagondapalli	1930	Sacred Heart Church
Mathigiri	1926	Our Lady of Health Church
Nellimarathupatti	-	Our Lady of Lourdes
Onnalvadi	2002	Our Lady of Help Church
Palacode	1985	Christ the King Church
Pappireddipatti	2002	Our Lady of Velankanni Church
Poolapatti - Laligam	-	St. Sebastian's Church
Pushpagiri	2015	St. Therese of the Child Jesus
Royakottai	1999	Our Lady of Lourdes Church
Savadiyur	-	Our Lady of Velankanni Church
Selliampatti	-	Infant Jesus Church
Sesurajapuram	1979	John De Britto Church
Shoolagiri	2005	Our Lady of Velankanni Church
Sollepuram	-	Our Lady of Lourdus Church
Sundampatti	1988	St. Anthony of Padua Church	Vanathu Chinnapar Church, Soorankottai
Thally - Averipally	-	Our Lady of Rosary Church
Thenkaraikottai	-	Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
Uthankarai	1982	St. Antony's Church
Visuvasampatti	1969	Our Lady of Lourdes Church

External links

• GCatholic.org ^{[self-published]}
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}