DIOCESE OF TUTICORIN. The D istrict of Tu ticorin has been erected into a Diocese. The Lim its of this new Diocese are not yet quite deter mined.— It is impossible to give at present the number of Parishes that com pose it.— Bishop : Rt. R ev. F r an cis T ib u rtiu s R och e, S.J, Vicar-General : V e ry Rev. L. G nanapragasam . D is t r ic t o f t h e F is h e r y Co a st. C a th olics 67,112 ; Station s 20. A lagappapuram ( M y l a d y P . O . , T r a v a n c o r e ) . — R ev. S. R a ja .— Cath. 1.841. A lantalai (T iru ch eod u r P.O., Tinnevelly D t.)— Rev A. M issier— Cath. 1.020 ; vills. 2 ; Churches : brick 2 . Anakarti (Pettaikulam P.O., Tinnevelly D t.)— Rev, A. C a u s s a n e l , S .J .— Cath. 3,529 ; v ills. 25 ; C h u r c h e s : b r i c k 9, clay 11. Idindaqarei (K u d a n g u la m P.O ., Tin n evelly D t .) — Rev. G. R o c h e .— Cath. 3,240 ; vills. 35 ; Ch urch es : b r ic k 3. R allik u la m ( T i n n e v e l l y D t . ) — R e v. A r u l s a m i , " —Cath. 5,763 ; v ills. 24 ; C h u r c h e s : b r i c k 3, c l a y 9. Kavalkinaru (V a d a k a n k u la m P.O., Tinnevelly Dt.) — R e v . C. S i l u v a i n a d a r . — Cath. 4,453 ; v ills . 11 ; C h u r c h e s : brick 8, clay 1. K uttapuly ( Via P a n a g u d i, T in n e v e lly D t .) — R ev. T. M ickel— Catb. 2,484 ; vills. 9 ; C h u r c h e s : clay 5. Manapad (Tinnevelly D t.— Rev. Mariasnsai Nather, Cath. 2,044 ; vills. 5 ; C h u rch es : b r ie k 5. Ovari (Id a iy a n g u d i P.O., Tinnevelly D t.)— Rev. A. F er n a n d o— Cath. 1,883 ; vill. 8 ; Churches : b rick 4. Palaiyakayal ( Via S a w y e rp u ra m , T in n ev elly D t . ) — Rev, JJ. S q s a i n a t h e r . — C a th . 643.
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