The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ootacamund ( la, Ootacamunden(sis)) is a

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located in the city of

Ootacamund Ooty (), officially known as Udhagamandalam (also known as Ootacamund (); abbreviated as Udhagai), is a city and a municipality in the Nilgiris district of the South Indian States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu. It is located ...

(

Ooty Ooty (), officially known as Udhagamandalam (also known as Ootacamund (); abbreviated as Udhagai), is a city and a municipality in the Nilgiris district of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located north west of Coimbatore and so ...

) in the

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of Madras and Mylapore in India. *

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s of Ootacamund Diocese (

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) ** Bishop

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(later

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) (3 July 1955 – 14 June 1970) ** Bishop

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(later Archbishop) (16 January 1971 – 6 December 1971) ** Bishop

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(later Archbishop) (21 December 1973 – 11 May 1994) ** Bishop

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(later Archbishop) (2 January 1997 – 10 June 2004) ** Bishop Arulappan Amalraj (30 June 2006 – present)

Saints and causes for canonisation

* Bl. Mary of the Passion established a convent and order in Ooty.

References

External links

GCatholic.org

Catholic Hierarchy

Diocese website
Roman Catholic dioceses in India Christian organizations established in 1955 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Christianity in Tamil Nadu 1955 establishments in Madras State {{India-RC-diocese-stub