Roman Catholic Diocese of Chingleput

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chingleput (Latin: Chingleputen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Chingleput in the Ecclesiastical province of Madras and Mylapore in India.

Diocese of Chingleput Dioecesis Chingleputensis செங்கல்பட்டு மறைமாவட்ட
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Madras and Mylapore
Metropolitan	Madras and Mylapore
Statistics
Area	1,711 km^2 (661 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2006) 2,875,000 126,951 (4.4%)
Parishes	96
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Anthonisamy Neethinathan
Metropolitan Archbishop	George Antonysamy
Website
Website of the Diocese

History

• July 19, 2002: Established as the Diocese of Chingleput from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore

Leadership

• Bishops of Chingleput (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Anthonisamy Neethinathan (July 19, 2002 – present)

Parishes and churches

• The parish of Urapakkam includes St. Antony's Church, which is located on Church Road, Urapakkam.[1]

See also

• Chingleput District (Madras Presidency)

References

1. Parishes. Roman Catholic Diocese of Chingleput.

External links

• GCatholic.org ^{[self-published]}
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}