Continent: South and East Asia
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Tanjore / Thanjavur / Tanioren(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Pondicherry and Cuddalore
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
Patron Saint: Sacred Heart of Jesus, Our Lady of Health
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Bishop (2024.07.13 ā ...): | Bishop Sagayaraj Thamburaj (55) |
Bishops of Tanjore (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Sagayaraj Thamburaj (55) Bishop of Tanjore (India)
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Bishop Devadass Ambrose Mariadoss
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Archbishop Packiam Arokiaswamy
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Bishop Rajarethinam Arokiasamy Sundaram
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Area: 10,518 kmĀ²
Population: 473,690 Catholics (6.7% of 7,096,260 total)
Pastoral Centres: 96 parishes
Personnel: 255 priests (182 diocesan, 73 religious), 842 religious (81 brothers, 761 sisters), 24 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.08.18
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