DIOCESAN DATA
Patron Saint | – | St. Francis Xavier | ||
Year of Establishment | – | 1930 | ||
Bishop | – | Most Rev. Nazarene Soosai | ||
Catholics | – | 2,49,501 | ||
Parishes | – | 96 | 34 | Substations |
Diocesan Priests | – | 233 | ||
Religious Priests in the Diocese | – | 52 | 08 | Congregations |
Religious Brothers in the Diocese | – | 08 | 03 | Congregations |
Religious Sisters in the Diocese | – | 489 | 39 | Congregations |
Seminarians | – | 62 | ||
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 | ||
Medical College | – | 01 | ||
Engineering College | – | 01 | ||
College of Education | – | 01 | ||
Arts & Science Colleges | – | 03 | ||
Nursing College | – | 01 | ||
Fisheries College | – | 01 | ||
Technical Institutes | – | 02 | ||
Tamil Medium Schools | Run by Diocese | Run by the Parishes | Run by the Religious | |
Primary Schools | – | 26 | 01 | 09 |
Middle Schools | – | 09 | ||
High Schools | – | 09 | 01 | 06 |
Higher Secondary Schools | – | 08 | 01 | 07 |
English Medium Schools | ||||
Nursery Schools | – | 10 | 03 | |
Primary Schools | – | 03 | 03 | |
Matriculation Schools | – | 01 | 03 | |
Matric. Hr. Sec. Schools | – | 01 | 04 | |
CBSE Schools | – | 02 | 04 | |
International School | – | 01 | ||
Animation Centre | – | 01 | ||
Hospitals & Health Centres | – | 04 | 12 | |
Social Service Centre | – | 01 | ||
Homes for the Aged & Destitute | – | 03 | ||
Homes for the Challenged | – | 04 | ||
Orphanages | – | 02 | 09 | |
Addiction Treatment Centres | – | 01 | 01 | |
Welfare Homes | – | 01 | 05 | |
Retreat Centres | – | 02 | ||
Adoption Agency | – | 01 | ||
Publications & Press | – | 01 | ||
Nursery Garden | – | 01 | ||
Nithi Ltds | – | 02 |