Continent: South and East Asia
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese 
Name: Chingleput / Chengai / Chinhoyien(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Madras and Mylapore
Neighbouring Dioceses: Vellore (←), Madras and Mylapore (↑), Pondicherry and Cuddalore (↓)
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
Patron Saint: Saint Joseph
Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅
| Bishop (2002.06.28 – ...): |  Bishop Neethinathan Anthonisamy (70) |
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Bishop of Chingleput (India) Fullness of life through justice
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Cathedral of St. Joseph, Chingleput, Tamil Nādu 
St. Thomas Mount National Shrine Basilica, Chennai, Tamil Nādu 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 2026.03.30
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