Roman Catholic Diocese of Ootacamund

Roman Catholic diocese in Tamil Nadu, India

Diocese of Ootacamund

Dioecesis Ootacamundensis

உதகமண்டலம் மறைமாவட்டம்

Sacred Heart Cathedral, Ooty

Location
Country| India
Ecclesiastical province| Madras and Mylapore
Metropolitan| Madras and Mylapore
Statistics
Area| 7,312 km2 (2,823 sq mi)
Population

* Total

* Catholics

* (as of 2004)

* 1,461,000

* 84,600 (5.8%)

Information
Rite| Roman Rite
Established| 3 July 1955
Cathedral| Sacred Heart Cathedral in Ooty
Patron saint| Sacred Heart of Jesus
Current leadership
Pope| Leo XIV
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 (Ooty) in the ecclesiastical province of Madras and Mylapore in India.

## Bishops

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* Bishops of Ootacamund Diocese (Latin Rite)
* Bishop Mar Antony Padiyara (later Cardinal) (3 July 1955 – 14 June 1970)
* Bishop Packiam Arokiaswamy (later Archbishop) (16 January 1971 – 6 December 1971)
* Bishop James Masilamony Arul Das (later Archbishop) (21 December 1973 – 11 May 1994)
* Bishop Antony Anandarayar (later Archbishop) (2 January 1997 – 10 June 2004)
* Bishop Arulappan Amalraj (30 June 2006 – present)

## Saints and causes for canonisation

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* Bl. Mary of the Passion established a convent and order in Ooty.[1]

## References

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1. ^ "Mother Mary of the Passion - Franciscan Missionaries of Mary". Fmmii.org. Retrieved 26 February 2020.

## External links

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* GCatholic.org [self-published]
* Catholic Hierarchy [self-published]
* Diocese website

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