Roman Catholic Diocese of Chingleput

Diocese of Chingleput செங்கல்பட்டு மறைமாவட்ட
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Madras and Mylapore
Metropolitan	Madras and Mylapore
Statistics
Area	1,711 km2 (661 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2006) 2,875,000 126,951 (4.4%)
Parishes	96
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Anthonisamy Neethinathan
Metropolitan Archbishop	George Antonysamy
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chingleput (Latin: Chingleputen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Chingleput in the Ecclesiastical province of Madras and Mylapore in India.

History

• July 19, 2002: Established as the Diocese of Chingleput from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore

Leadership

• Bishops of Chingleput (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Anthonisamy Neethinathan (July 19, 2002 – present)

Parishes and churches

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• The parish of Urapakkam includes St. Antony's Church, which is located on Church Road, Urapakkam.

See also

• Chingleput District (Madras Presidency)

External links

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