Diocese of Kuzhithurai

News & Events

October 01 : Contact Visit & Feast Mass, Melpuram

October 02 : Conference for Teachers

October 02 : Confirmation Mass, Vellayambalam

October 03 : Graduation Day at Morning Star Polytechnic College, Chunkankadai

October 03 : Contact Visit & Confirmation Mass, Packiapuram

October 04 : Contact Visit & Confirmation Mass, Manalikuzhivilai

October 05 : Contact Visit & Confirmation Mass, Panavilai

October 07 : Curia, Bishop’s, House

October 08 : Memorial Mass, Dindugal

October 10 : James Tombeur Memorial Mass, Chunkankadai

October 10 : Confirmation Mass, Kanjiracode

October 11 : Seminar for Bank Staff

October 11 : School Building Opening and Mass, Mukkalampadu

October 12 : Contact Visit & Feast Mass, Konamkadu

October 12 : Legion of Mary Mass, Thirithuvapuram

October 14 : Curia Bishop’s, House

October 14 : Installation of Mammography at St. Xavier’s hospital, Chunkankadai

October 14 : Holy Mass and Inauguration of Special Finance Committee Chunkankadai

October 18 : Finance Committee Bishop’s, House

October 19 : Contact Visit & Confirmation Mass, Yettacode

October 19 : Retreat for Priest begins (1st Batch)

October 25 : Mass for Elderly People-Thirithuvapuram Vicariate

October 26 : Retreat for Priest begins (2nd Batch)

Welcome

Pope Francis created a new Latin rite Diocese of Kuzhithurai, carved out of the Diocese of Kottar, in Kanniyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India making it a suffragan of the metropolitan see of Madurai and with great joy and pastoral concern, he announced it officially on 22nd December 2014 at 12.00 hrs, Italian Time/16.30 hrs (IST) appointing Fr. Jeromedhas Varuvel S.D.B. as its first Bishop.