Heavenly Patroness: Holy Mary, Mother of Christ and Image of the Church

Second Patron: St Geevarghese Sahada

Area: Civil Districts of Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, Thoothukudi, Sivagangai, Ramanathapuram, Virudunagar, Madurai and Theni

Total Area                           : 32374.30 square kilometers

Catholic Faithful                 : 31,115

Catholic Families: 5068

Basic Christian Communities: 230

Foranes: 7 Foranes + Madurai, Theni, Sivagangai, Ramanathapuram, Virudunagar, Thoothukudi, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli Missions

Parishes                               : 60

Mission Stations                 : 19

Mission Centres                  : 11

Total                                   :  90

Total of Priests: 100

Diocesans                           :  58

Priests from other Eparchies:  15

Religious                            :  27

Deacons           :  4

No. of Religious Congregations working in the eparchy: 21

No. of Men Religious: 27

No. of Women Religious: 302

Papal Bull Instituting Eparchy: “Apud Indorum” on 11 November 1996 by Pope John Paul II

Extension of the Territory: 09 October 2017 by Pope Francis

Languages                             : Tamil, Malayalam and  English

FIRST BISHOP: Mar George Alencherry

Date of Appointment: 18 December 1996

Inauguration of the Eparchy & Installation of the Bishop: 02 February 1997

Period of Episcopacy: 18 Dec 1996 - 26 May 2011

SECOND BISHOP: Mar George Rajendran SDB

Date of Appointment: 24 August 2012

Date of Ordination: 16 September 2012