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Curia
Priests
Religious Brothers
Religious Sisters
Consultors
Senate Members
Finance Committee
Project Committee
Ecclesiastical Tribunal
Superintendent of Schools
Secretary to the Bishop
Parishes & Vicariates
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CURIA
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| Bishop |
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Name : |
Rt. Rev. A. Jude Paulraj
D.D. |
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Born : |
28 April 1943 |
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Ordained as Priest: |
08 December, 1968 |
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Elected as Bishop: |
23 October, 2000 |
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Consecrated as Bishop: |
08 December, 2000 |
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Motto : |
In Your Name to Serve
and to Sacrifice |
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Residence : |
Catholic Bishop's House
Post Box No. 108
Palayamkottai - 627 002
Tamil Nadu, South India. |
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Telephone : House : |
0462 2522114 |
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Personal : |
0462 2522042 |
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Fax : |
0462 2522081 |
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E-mail : |
rcdiopalayamkottaia@yahoo.com |
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| Vicar General |
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Name : |
Msgr. Dr. S. Antonysamy |
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Born : |
08 December, 1960 |
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Ordained as Priest : |
26 April, 1987 |
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Residence : |
Catholic Bishop's House
Post Box No. 108
Palayamkottai - 627 002
Tamil Nadu, South India. |
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Telephone : House : |
0462 2522114 |
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Personal : |
0462 2522414 |
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Cell: |
94433 70160 |
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| Chancellor |
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Name : |
Rev. Fr. Sagaya John |
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Born : |
19 June, 1962 |
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Ordained as Priest : |
5 April, 1998 |
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Residence : |
St. Mary's Seminary
Post Box No. 108
Palayamkottai - 627 002
Tamil Nadu, South India. |
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Telephone : House : |
0 462 2578232 |
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Personal : |
94439 71271 |
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| Financial
Administrator |
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Name : |
Rev. Fr. M. S.
Antonysamy |
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Born : |
30 May, 1965 |
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Ordained as Priest : |
07, April, 1991 |
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Residence : |
Catholic Bishop's House
Post Box No. 108
Palayamkottai - 627 002
Tamil Nadu, South India. |
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Telephone : House : |
0 462 2522114 |
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Personal : |
0462 2522067 |
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| Priests |
Diocesan Priests: 70
Jesuit Priests in the Parish : 02 ; in the institution 23
Priests of Society of the Divine Word : in the Parish 01 ; in Estate 01
Priests of Order of Friars Minor (Capuchins) 02
Priests of Order of the Discalced Carmelites 02
Priests of Salesians of Don Bosco 02
Priest of Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales 01
Priest of Missionaries Schoenstatt Fathers 02
Diocesan Priests Working from Other Dioceses
(not incardinated) 01 |
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| Religious Brothers |
Brothers of
Sacred Heart of Jesus 64
Brothers of Society of Jesus 07
Brothers of Saint Gabriel 03
Brothers of SVD 01 |
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| Religious Sisters |
1) Bon
Secours 04
2) Congregation of St. Louis Gonzaga (Pondicherry) 14
3) Congregation of the Franciscan Sisters of
the Immaculate Heart of Mary (FIHM) Pondicherry 04
4) Congregation of the Immaculate Conception (CIC) 113
5) Congregation of the Servites of Mary (OSM) 39
6) Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Cross of Chavanod 08
7) Daughters of Mary Immaculate (DMI) 04
8) Franciscan Sisters of Mary (FSM) 08
9) Franciscan Sisters of Presentation of Mary (Coimbatore) 07
10) Franciscan Sisters of St. Clare
11) Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph (FSJ) 15
12) Franciscan Sisters of St. Thomas 02
13) Missionary Sisters of Immaculate Heart of Mary (ICM) 15
14) Salesian Sisters of Mary Immaculate (SMMI) 08
15) Sisters of Daughters of Mary 02
16) Sisters of Divine Saviour (SDS) 08
17) Sisters of Mary Immaculate (SMI) 04
18) Sisters of Sacred Heart of Jesus (SSHJ) 03
19) Sisters of St. Anne of Trichirappalli (SAT) 32
20) Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo 03
21) Sisters of St. Joseph of Clunny 07
22) Society of Jesus, Mary and Joseph (JMJ) 08
23) Society of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Tarbes 03
24) St. Anne of Luzern 03
25) Daughter of Mary 02 |
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| Consultors |
1. Msgr.
Dr. S. Antonysamy (Vicar General)
2. Fr. J. Sagaya John (Chancellor)
3. Fr. M.S. Antonysamy (Procurator)
4. Fr. S. Antonyraj (Vicar Forane of Tenkasi Vicariate)
5. Fr. M.Moyeeson (Vicar Forane of Kovilpatti Vicariate)
6. Fr. Antony Cruz (Vicar Forane of Palayamkottai Vicariate)
7. Fr. M. Arul (Nominated) |
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| Senate Members |
| Elected
Members |
1. Fr.
2. Fr.
3. Fr.
4. Fr.
5. Fr.
6. Fr.
7. Fr.
8. Fr.
9. Fr. |
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| Ex-officio
Members |
1. Msgr.
Dr. S. Antonysamy
2. Fr. J. Sahaya John
3. Fr. M.S. Antonysamy
4. Fr. M.Moyeeson
5. Fr. S. Antonyraj
6. Fr. Antony Cruz
7. Fr. M. Arul |
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| Nominated
Members |
1. Fr.
Britto Vincent, Rector,
St. Xavier's College, Palayamkottai
2. Fr. G.J. Amalan, Director,
Diocesan Pastoral Centre
3. Fr. Kennedy, Director,
Diocesan Social Service Society |
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| Finance Committee |
1. Msgr.
Dr. S. Antonysamy
2. Fr. J. Sahaya John
3. Fr. M.S. Antonysamy
4. Mr. Jeyaraj Rayen (Auditor)
5. Mr. Clitus Babu
6. Mr. Iruthayaraj
7. Mr. Martin |
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| Project
Promotion Committee |
1. Msgr.
Dr. S. Antonysamy (Vicar General)
2. Fr. M.S. Antonysamy (Procurator)
3. Fr. J. Sahaya John (Chancellor)
4. Fr. S. Antonyraj (Vicar Forane of Tenkasi)
5. Fr. M. Moyeeson (Vicar Forane of Kovilpatti)
6. Fr. Antony Cruz (Vicar Forane of Palayamkottai)
7. Fr. G.J. Amalan (Pastoral Center Director)
8. Fr. Joseph Kennedy (Director, T.S.S.S)
9. Fr. George Arockiaraj SDB
10. Fr. Arul Ambrose
11. Fr. S.A. Annasamy |
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Ecclesiastical Tribunal |
Judicial
Vicar : Rev. Dr. Eric Joe
Defender of the Bond : Fr. T.A. Berchmans
Notary : Sr. Cintha SMI |
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Superintendent of Schools |
| Fr.
A. Peter |
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| Secretary
to the Bishop |
| Fr.
Selvan |
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| Parishes
& Vicariates |
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PARISHES - Total Number of Parishes in the Diocese of Palayamkottai
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01. St. Xavier's Cathedral, Palayamkottai
02. Agarakattu
03. Alangulam
04. Alavanthankulam
05. Ambasamudram
06. Avudayanur
07. Cheranmahadevi |
08. Chettikulam
09. Chidambarapuram
10. Duraisamipuram
11. Iruthayakulam
12. Iruthayanagar
13. Ilayarasanendal
14. Kalugumalai
15. Kamanayakanpatti
16. Karuthapillaiyur |
17. Kayathar
18. Kovilpatti
19. Maharajanagar
20. Melailandaikulam
21. Nalatinputhur
22. Nettur
23. NGO Colony (Jawaharnagar)
24. Pettai |
25. Puliyangudi
26. Puliampatti
27. Sankarankovil
28. Sankarnagar
29. Sendamaram
30. Shanthinagar
31. Singamparai
32. Surandai
33. Tenkasi |
34. Tirunelveli Town
35. Uthumalai
36. Vadiyur
37. Vandanam
38. Velayuthapuram
39. Vicramasingapuram (Arulagam)
40. Veeravanallur
41. Kallidaikurichi |
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VICARIATES -
Diocese of Palayamkottai has been divided into three Vicariates |
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Vicariate
of Palayamkottai
Vicar Forane: Rev.Fr.Antony Cruz |
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01. St. Xavier's Cathedral, Palayamkottai
02. Alangulam
03. Alavanthankulam
04. Chettikulam
05. Cheranmahadevi
06. Iruthayanagar
07. Maharajanagar
08. NGO Colony
09. Sankarnagar
10. Shanthinagar
11. Singamparai
12. Pettai
13. Tirunelveli Town
14. Veeravanallur
15. Kallidaikurichi |
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Vicariate
of Tenkasi
Vicar Forane: Rev.Fr.S.Antonyraj |
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01. Tenkasi
02. Agarakattu
03. Ambasamudram
04. Avudayanur
05. Duraisamipuram
06. Iruthayakulam
07. Karuthapillaiyur
08. Nettur
09. Puliyangudi
10. Sendamaram
11. Surandai
12. Uthumalai
13. Vadiyur
14. Vicramasingapuram (Arulagam)
15. Velayuthapuram |
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Vicariate
of Kovilpatti
Vicar Forane: Rev.Fr.M.Moyeesan |
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01. Kovilpatti
02. Chidambarapuram
03. Ilayarasanendal
04. Kalugumalai
05. Kamanayakanpatti
06. Kayathar
07. Melailandaikulam
08. Nalatinputhur
09. Puliyampatty
10. Sankarankovil
11. Vandanam |
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