| SALEM DIOCESE AT A GLANCE |
| Erected |
26-05-1930 |
| Rite |
Latin Rite |
| Ecclesiastical Province |
Pondicherry - Cuddalore |
| Location |
Tamilnadu, India |
| Postal Address |
Bishop's House
P.O.Box 703, 2, Court Road,
Maravaneri, Salem - 636 007
Tamilnadu, INDIA |
| Telephone |
Bishop’s House (Office)
Fax
Procurator |
0427 2415641
0427 2411517
0427 2420148 |
| Bishop |
Rt. Rev. Dr. S. Singaroyan |
| Patrons |
Primary Patron : Infant Jesus,
Secondary Patron : Our Lady of Victories |
| Area |
9624 Sq. kms |
| General Population |
5,687,860 |
| Catholic Population |
88,576 |
| No. of Parishes |
53 |
| No. of Mission Stations |
317 |
| No. of Diocesan Priests |
85 |
| No. of Religious Priests |
30 |
| No. of Religious Brothers |
38 |
| No. of Sisters |
501 |
| No. of trained Catechists |
16 |
| No. of Untrained Catechists |
46 |
| No. of Major Seminarians |
10 |
| No. of Minor Seminarians |
67 |
| Languages Spoken |
Tamil, Telugu, Kannada |
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