Kandanvilai is a village in Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India.
Gregory XVI the Pope of Rome agreed to the separation of the vicariate of Verapoly into three divisions for administrative convenience.
St. Therese of Child Jesus Church, Kandanvilai, was merged under Kuzhithurai Diocese, India on 22 December 2014.
[1] Prior to this bifurcation, Kottar diocese had been one of the largest in India with over 500000 Catholics.
[2] St. Therese of Child Jesus Church, Kandanvilai, is merged under Kuzhithurai Diocese, India, on 22 December 2014.