Roman Catholic Diocese of Ootacamund
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Diocese of Ootacamund
Dioecesis Ootacamundensis
உதகமண்டலம் மறைமாவட்டத்தின்
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Madras and Mylapore |
| Metropolitan | Madras and Mylapore |
| Statistics | |
| Area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 1,461,000 84,600 (5.8%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 3 July 1955 |
| Cathedral | Sacred Heart Cathedral in Ooty |
| Patron saint | Sacred Heart of Jesus |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Arulappan Amalraj |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | George Antonysamy |
| Vicar General | A. Anthony Swamy |
| Website | |
| http://www.ootacamunddiocese.org | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ootacamund (Latin: Ootacamunden(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Ootacamund in the Ecclesiastical province of Madras and Mylapore in India.
- Bishops of Ootacamund Diocese (Latin Rite)
- Bishop Mar Antony Padiyara (later Cardinal) (July 3, 1955 – June 14, 1970)
- Bishop Packiam Arokiaswamy (later Archbishop) (January 16, 1971 – December 6, 1971)
- Bishop James Masilamony Arul Das (later Archbishop) (December 21, 1973 – May 11, 1994)
- Bishop Antony Anandarayar (later Archbishop) (January 2, 1997 – June 10, 2004)
- Bishop Arulappan Amalraj (June 30, 2006 – present)
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