R.C. Diocese Of Madurai

The Archdiocese of Madurai is a Latin Rite Catholic archdiocese located in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. It was created as a diocese on January 8, 1938, and elevated to an archdiocese on September 19, 1953. The archdiocese encompasses Madurai civil district, Theni district, Virudunagar district, and portions of Dindigul district. It serves a Catholic population of 285,000 with 129 diocesan priests, 185 religious priests, 1,124 religious sisters, and 43 religious brothers. The archdiocese has seven suffragan dioceses: Trichirappalli, Tuticorin, Kottar, Palayamkottai, Sivagangai, Dindigul, and Kuzhithurai. The current archbishop is Most Rev. Dr. Antonysamy Savarimuthu.

Address

Shop No. 2A, Campus, near GOVT ITI, Mellur, Industrial Estate, K.Pudur, Madurai, Tamil Nadu 625007, India

Denomination

Roman Catholic

Phone

625007

Email

abssecretarymdu@gmail.com

Last updated August 2026

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