 Kottar is a located in Nagercoil, Kanayakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India near the southernmost tip of Peninsular India.
The great Roman Catholic missionary, St. Francis Xavier, is said to have had Kottar as his base, while doing his missionary work in the coastal areas of the southernmost part of India. The small shrine inside the present Cathedral was built by him while he stayed in Kottar during his missionary journey in India.
The church where he celebrated mass is a Cathedral under the Roman Catholic Diocese.
Established |
26.05.1930 |
| Patron of the Diocese |
St. Francis Xavier |
| Languages |
Tamil, Malayalam, English |
| Present Bishop |
Most. Rev. Nazarene Soosai |
Address:
Bishop's House,
P.B. 17, Nagercoil,
Kanyakumari District.
Tamil Nadu, India - 629 001
Phone: +914652-279152, +914652-279343
Fax: +914652-225170
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