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The cathedral of the first diocese in India.

It is believed that Christianity was introduced to India by Thomas the Apostle,
who is said to have reached the Malabar Coast of Kerala in 52 AD.

Christian communities developed and expanded further when
Portuguese missionaries arrived in the 13th and 14th centuries.

History of a few oldest dioceses in India as the cradle of Indian Christianity
can be dated back to the 15th century.

Find out which is the first diocese in India here.

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Archdiocese of Madurai

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Vicar General

Msgr. J. Jeyaraj

Archdiocesan Curia,
Kosakulam Pudur, 625007
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

Phone: 0452 2566 198

Email: [email protected]

Chancellor

Fr. Dr. John Diraviam M.

Financial Administrator

Fr. Peter Roy

Phone: 0452-2565575

Judicial Vicar

Fr. Dr. John Diraviam M.

Phone: 0452-2566198

Secretary to the Archbishop

Fr. Samuel

Phone: 0452-2566198

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