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Diocese of Vellore

Dioecesis Vellorensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Ambrose Pitchaimuthu, Bishop-Elect

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 13 November 1952
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor)
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: India
  • Square Kilometers: 12,268 (4,738 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, 34 Officers' Line, Vellore-632001, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Telephone: (0416)2232.570
  • Fax: 2226.977

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
13 November 1952ErectedArchdiocese of Madras (North Arcot and Chittoor) Diocese of Vellore (erected)
1 September 1969Territory LostDiocese of Vellore (Tiruttani) Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor)
1 September 1969Territory AddedArchdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore (Tiruvannamalai and Chengam) Diocese of Vellore
20 January 1975Territory LostDiocese of Vellore (Chitoor, Palmaner, Kuppam, Bangarupalem, and Satyavedu (all of Chitoor)) Diocese of Nellore

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
197067,2243,490,9081.9%38579570712421836ap1971
198093,5604,500,0002.1%63371009355438051ap1981
1990126,1805,010,6802.5%864413097012951360ap1991
1998131,1505,590,9532.3%83471301,0087764571ap2002
2002145,8416,287,6322.3%101351361,0726564573ap2003
2003145,9968,877,9891.6%101351361,0735564579ap2004
2004146,0918,869,6981.6%103351381,0585564582ap2005
2010168,98010,363,0001.6%121501719889766685ap2011
2014174,3486,401,2062.7%1288521381812676484ap2015
2017190,0006,571,2502.9%1219221389213477086ap2018
2020194,7006,417,2203.0%1299222188013488087ap2021
2022195,0006,467,0003.0%1319322487013088089ap2023

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 45, Page 214, to Page 216
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 61, Page 801, and Page 802

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