Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Kumbakonam | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Kumbakonamensis |
Local: | கும்பகோணம் மறைமாவட்டம் |
Country: | ![]() |
Province: | Pondicherry and Cuddalore |
Denomination: | Catholic Church |
Sui Iuris Church: | Latin Church |
Rite: | Roman Rite |
Cathedral: | St. Mary’s Cathedral in Kumbakonam |
Area Km2: | 7,823 |
Population: | 2,605,732 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Catholics: | 195,582 |
Catholics Percent: | 7.5 |
Parishes: | 88 |
Bishop: | Jeevanandam Amalanathan |
Metro Archbishop: | Francis Kalist |
Emeritus Bishops: | AnthonySamy Francis |
Vicar General: | Philomin Doss |
Website: | Website of the Diocese |
The Diocese of Kumbakonam (la| Kumbakonamen(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in India. Its episcopal see is Kumbakonam. The Diocese of Kumbakonam is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore.