Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore

Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore

*Archidioecesis Pondicheriensis et Cuddalorensis*

*Archidiocèse de Pondichéry et Cuddalore*
புதுவை கடலூர் உயர் மறைமாவட்டம்
Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore; Archidioecesis Pondicheriensis et Cuddalorensis; Archidiocèse de Pondichéry et Cuddalore; புதுவை கடலூர் உயர் மறைமாவட்டம்;
Catholic
	Immaculate Conception Cathedral, The Mother Church of the Archdiocese
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Pondicherry and Cuddalore
Statistics
Area	15,250 km2 (5,890 sq mi)
Population Total; Catholics;	(as of 2021); 8,170,086; 400,361 (4.9%);
Parishes	105
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	1776
Cathedral	Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Pondicherry
Patron saint	Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
Secular priests	234 (183 diocesan; 51 religious)
Calendar	Indian national calendar
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Metropolitan Archbishop	Francis Kalist
Suffragans	Dharmapuri: Lawrence Pius Dorairaj; Kumbakonam: Jeevanandam Amalanathan; Salem: Arulselvam Rayappan; Tanjore: Sagayaraj Thamburaj;
Map
Website
	pondicherryarchdiocese.org

The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore (Latin: Archidioecesis Pondicheriensis et Cuddalorensis) is a Latin metropolitan see of the Catholic Church of Pondicherry and Cuddalore in India.