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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Mission "Sui Iuris" of Karnatic Mission / Pondicherry | |||
1776 | Erected | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Karnatic Mission / Pondicherry (erected) | |
Vicariate Apostolic of Pondicherry | |||
1836 | Elevated | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Karnatic Mission / Pondicherry | Vicariate Apostolic of Pondicherry |
Archdiocese of Pondicherry | |||
1 September 1886 | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Pondicherry | Archdiocese of Pondicherry |
7 June 1887 | Elevated | Archdiocese of Pondicherry (became a Metropolitan) | |
1 September 1899 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Pondicherry | Diocese of Kumbakonam (erected) |
3 July 1928 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Pondicherry (North Arcot) | Archdiocese of Madras |
26 May 1930 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kumbakonam
Diocese of Mysore Archdiocese of Pondicherry | Diocese of Salem (erected) (District of Salem) |
8 February 1951 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Pondicherry (Chandernagore) | Archdiocese of Calcutta |
Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore | |||
7 August 1953 | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Pondicherry | Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore |
1 September 1969 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore (Maduran-takam and Kancheepuram (lower)) | Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor) |
1 September 1969 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore (Tiruvannamalai and Chengam) | Diocese of Vellore |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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Archdiocese of Pondicherry | ||||||||||||
1950 | 147,500 | 3,019,275 | 4.9% | 65 | 48 | 113 | 1,305 | 12 | 450 | 50 | ap1951 | |
Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore | ||||||||||||
1970 | 163,262 | 3,417,052 | 4.8% | 86 | 86 | 1,898 | 46 | 594 | 50 | ap1971 | ||
1980 | 206,245 | 4,076,000 | 5.1% | 95 | 16 | 111 | 1,858 | 27 | 787 | 59 | ap1981 | |
1990 | 278,500 | 4,765,000 | 5.8% | 114 | 11 | 125 | 2,228 | 24 | 825 | 66 | ap1991 | |
1999 | 277,350 | 6,326,570 | 4.4% | 131 | 29 | 160 | 1,733 | 42 | 925 | 81 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 283,610 | 6,333,830 | 4.5% | 136 | 25 | 161 | 1,761 | 43 | 930 | 85 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 288,610 | 6,363,830 | 4.5% | 131 | 23 | 154 | 1,874 | 39 | 799 | 87 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 293,610 | 6,393,830 | 4.6% | 135 | 23 | 158 | 1,858 | 41 | 841 | 87 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 299,667 | 6,413,945 | 4.7% | 137 | 26 | 163 | 1,838 | 46 | 910 | 87 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 305,306 | 6,522,756 | 4.7% | 139 | 30 | 169 | 1,806 | 49 | 912 | 89 | ap2005 | |
2013 | 386,967 | 7,272,356 | 5.3% | 189 | 49 | 238 | 1,625 | 88 | 996 | 101 | ap2014 | |
2016 | 393,590 | 7,404,977 | 5.3% | 193 | 49 | 242 | 1,626 | 83 | 985 | 102 | ap2017 | |
2019 | 398,259 | 7,573,816 | 5.3% | 187 | 57 | 244 | 1,632 | 91 | 1,046 | 105 | ap2020 | |
2021 | 400,361 | 8,170,086 | 4.9% | 183 | 51 | 234 | 1,710 | 64 | 1,046 | 105 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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