Diocese of Dharmapuri
Diocese of Dharmapuri Dioecesis Dharmapuriensis தர்மாபுரி மறைமாவட்டம் | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Pondicherry and Cuddalore |
| Metropolitan | Pondicherry and Cuddalore |
| Deaneries | 5 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 9,641 km2 (3,722 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 48 |
| Churches | 57 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 1997 |
| Cathedral | Sacred Heart Cathedral, Dharmapuri |
| Secular priests | 121 |
| Language | Tamil |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Lawrence Pius Dorairaj |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Francis Kalist |
| Vicar General | A. Ambrose |
| Website | |
| dharmapuridiocese | |
The Diocese of Dharmapuri (Latin: Dharmapurien(sis)) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Dharmapuri, India, in the ecclesiastical province of Pondicherry and Cuddalore. The diocese administers to the political region of Dharmapuri district and Krishnagiri district.