| 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 |
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| Telephone | Bishop’s House (Office) Fax Procurator |
0427 2415641 0427 2412937 0427 2420148 |
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| Bishop | Rt. Rev. Arulselvam Rayappan | |
| Patrons | Primary Patron : Infant Jesus, Secondary Patron : Our Lady of Victories |
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| Area | 9624 Sq. kms | |
| General Population | 6113525 | |
| Catholic Population | 86249 | |
| No. of Parishes | 60 | |
| No. of Mission Stations | 259 | |
| No. of Diocesan Priests | 84 | |
| No. of Religious Priests | 54 | |
| No. of Religious Brothers | 66 | |
| No. of Sisters | 555 | |
| No. of trained Catechists | 12 | |
| No. of Untrained Catechists | 62 | |
| No. of Major Seminarians | 31 | |
| No. of Minor Seminarians | 08 | |
| Languages Spoken | Tamil, Telugu, Kannada | |
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The Diocese of Salem comprises of civil districts of Salem and Namakkal. In 1623 Southern Kongunadu, part of Salem District, under Madurai Nayakkars accepted Christianity, through Fr. Robert De Nobili, S.J. and his successors, the Portuguese Jesuits of the Madurai Mission. About 1654, the Italian Jesuits of the Mysore mission had a residence near Hosur.. In 1687, the Mysore Mission laboured in the entire area of the present diocese. Fr. De Cunha died in 1711 at Kapiganathi near Hosur.