Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore

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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)[1]
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2021) 8,170,086[a] 400,361[a] (4.9%)
Parishes	105[a]
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	1776; 248 years ago (1776)
Cathedral	Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Pondicherry
Patron saint	Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
Secular priests	234 (183 diocesan; 51 religious)[a]
Calendar	Indian national calendar
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Francis Kalist
Suffragans	Dharmapuri: Lawrence Pius Dorairaj Kumbakonam: Jeevanandam Amalanathan Salem: Arulselvam Rayappan Tanjore: sede vacante
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.

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