The Roman Catholic Diocese of Palayamkottai ( la, Palayamkottaien(sis)) is a
diocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...
located in the city of
Palayamkottai
Palayamkottai (also Palayankottai) is a neighbourhood in Tirunelveli City, incorporated within the Tirunelveli City Municipal Corporation. It is situated on the east bank of the Thamirabarani river, with the exception of its downtown area, wh ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province
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of
Madurai
Madurai ( , also , ) is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Madurai District. As of the 2011 census, it was the third largest Urban agglomeration in ...
in India.
History
* 17 May 1973: Established as Diocese of Palayamkottai from
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madurai.
Bishops of Palayamkottai
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Savarinathen Iruthayaraj
Savarinathen Iruthayaraj (July 14 , 1927 in Ooty, Tamil Nadu – October 18, 2001) was an Indian cleric and Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Palayamkottai.
Biography
Savarinathen Iruthayaraj was born on 14 July 1927 in Ooty, in the India ...
(17 May 1973 – 15 July 1999)
*
Jude Gerald Paulraj
Jude may refer to:
People Biblical
* Jude, brother of Jesus, who is sometimes identified as being the same person as Jude the Apostle
* Jude the Apostle, an apostle also called Judas Thaddaeus or Lebbaeus, the patron saint of lost causes in the C ...
(23 October 2000 – 29 June 2018)
*
Antony Papu Samy Antony may refer to:
* Antony (name), a masculine given name and a surname
* Antony, Belarus, a village in the Hrodna Voblast of Belarus
* Antony, Cornwall, a village in Cornwall, United Kingdom
** Antony House, Cornwall, United Kingdom
* Antony, H ...
- Apostolic Administrator (30 June 2018 - 15 December 2019)
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Antonysamy Savarimuthu
Antonysamy Savarimuthu is a Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Palayamkottai, Tamil Nadu, India. He was born on 8 December 1960 in Vadaku Vandalam of the Diocese of Palayamkottai.
Formation and Education
He studied his initiation course in St P ...
(15 December 2019 – present)
Saints and causes for canonisation
* Servant of God Peter Reddy OFS, (Paul Chenappan Reddy or Peter Paradesi)
References
External links
GCatholic.org Diocese website
Roman Catholic dioceses in India
Christian organizations established in 1973
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Christianity in Tamil Nadu
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