Welcome to Diocese of Vellore

The Diocese of Vellore was started by Salesians in the year 1952 carving out a portion from the Archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore. Further in 1969, few parishes from the Archdiocese of Pondicherry-Cuddalore were attached to this Diocese. It comprises of two civil districts namely Vellore and Tiruvannamalai. There are 87 parishes having Catholic population of 1, 50,000.

Diocesan Administrator's Message
(Mar 2024)

Newsletter
(Mar 2024)

Name : Catholic Diocese of Vellore
Country : India
State : Tamil Nadu
Diocesan Patroness : Mary Help of Christians
Secondary Patron : St Dominic Savio
Secondary Patroness : St Maria Goretti
Area : 12,265 Sq.Kms

Very Rev. Msgr. I. John Robert
Diocesan Administrator

Name : Catholic Diocese of Vellore
Country : India
State : Tamil Nadu
Diocesan Patroness : Mary Help of Christians
Secondary Patron : St Dominic Savio
Secondary Patroness : St Maria Goretti
Area : 12,265 Sq.Kms