Roman Catholic Diocese of Salem

Diocese of Salem

Dioecesis Salemensis

சேலம் மறைமாவட்டம்
Location
CountryIndia
Ecclesiastical provincePondicherry and Cuddalore
Statistics
Area8,368 km2 (3,231 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2010)
  • 5,687,860
  • 88,576 (1.6%)
Parishes56
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of the Infant Jesus in Salem, Tamil Nadu
Co-cathedralSt Mary’s Co-Cathedral, Shevapet
Patron saintInfant Jesus
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopArulselvam Rayappan
Vicar GeneralMichael Raj Selvam
Bishops emeritusSebastianappan Singaroyan
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Salem (Latin: Salemen(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in India. Its episcopal see is Salem. The Diocese of Salem is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore.