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Diocese of Chingleput

Dioecesis Chingleputensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 19 July 2002
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor)
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: India
  • Square Kilometers: 1,711 (660 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.chengaidiocese.org
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, Kancheepram Road, Thimmavaram, Chingleput-603101, Chengalpattu Dt., Tamil Nadu, India
  • Telephone: (044)2742.6649

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
19 July 2002ErectedArchdiocese of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor) (Kancheepuram except Saint Thomas) Diocese of Chingleput (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
2002130,0001,605,1298.1%4124652,0005961056ap2003
2003110,0002,869,9203.8%4740871,2645537562ap2004
2004115,0002,869,9204.0%53521051,0958749464ap2005
2006126,9512,875,0004.4%62451071,18612342164ap2007
2013185,8744,199,0034.4%9110619794334272786ap2014
2016192,1864,982,0003.9%10410420892334375395ap2017
2019203,2205,158,6203.9%109701791,13516766499ap2020
2021210,3005,650,0003.7%13190221951192768105ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 94, Page 653, and Page 654

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