Diocese of

Chingleput

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Chingleput / Chinhoyien(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Madras and Mylapore

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Patron Saint: Saint Joseph

2002.06.28: Established as Diocese of Chingleput / Chinhoyien(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore and became suffragan of Madras and Mylapore)

Bishop (2002.06.28 – ...):

Bishop Neethinathan Anthonisamy (69)

Bishops of Chingleput (Roman Rite)

Bishop Neethinathan Anthonisamy (69)
(2002.06.28 – ...)

Bishop of Chingleput (India)

Priest of Madras and Mylapore (India) (1987.05.09 – 2002.06.28)

Bishop of Chingleput (India) (2002.06.28 – ...)

Area: 1,711 km²

Population: 215,360 Catholics (3.7% of 5,852,861 total)

Pastoral Centres: 110 parishes, 2 missions

Personnel: 242 priests (136 diocesan, 106 religious), 937 religious (173 brothers, 764 sisters), 28 seminarians

Last updated on 2025.03.17