DIOCESAN DATA
Patron Saint | – | St. Francis Xavier | ||
Year of Establishment | – | 1930 | ||
Bishop | – | Most Rev. Nazarene Soosai | ||
Catholics | – | 2,73,122 | ||
Parishes | – | 95 | 35 | Substations |
Diocesan Priests | – | 231 | ||
Religious Priests in the Diocese | – | 39 | 08 | Congregations |
Religious Brothers in the Diocese | – | 08 | 03 | Congregations |
Religious Sisters in the Diocese | – | 503 | 40 | Congregations |
Seminarians | – | 65 | ||
Vicariates & No. of Parishes | ||||
Kottar | – | 23 | 04 | Substations |
Kanyakumari | – | 12 | 06 | Substations |
Devasahayam Mount | – | 20 | 17 | Substations |
Colachel | – | 13 | 03 | Substations |
Muttom | – | 16 | 04 | Substations |
Alanchy | – | 11 | 01 | Substations |
Institutions | Run by Diocese | Run by the Religious | ||
Engineering Colleges | – | 01 | ||
College of Education | – | 01 | ||
Arts & Science Colleges | – | 03 | ||
Nursing School | – | 01 | ||
Technical Institutes | – | 02 | ||
Schools | ||||
Primary Schools | – | 26 | 10 | |
Middle Schools | – | 09 | 01 | |
High Schools | – | 09 | 06 | |
Higher Secondary Schools | – | 08 | 07 | |
CBSE & English Medium Schools | – | 03 | ||
Animation Centre | – | 01 | ||
Hospitals & Health Centres | – | 15 | ||
Social Service Centre | – | 01 | ||
Homes for the Aged & Destitute | – | 04 | ||
Homes for the Challenged | – | 04 | ||
Orphanages | – | 10 | ||
Addiction Treatment Centres | – | 01 | 01 | |
Welfare Centres | – | 01 | 05 |