Roman Catholic Diocese of Coimbatore























































Diocese of Coimbatore


Dioecesis Coimbaturensis

கோயம்புத்தூர் மாவட்ட


Location
Country  India
Ecclesiastical province Madras and Mylapore
Metropolitan Madras and Mylapore
Statistics
Area 28,490 km2 (11,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2006)
12,124,000
258,600 (2.1%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral St. Michael’s Cathedral in Coimbatore
Patron saint Michael the Archangel
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Thomas Aquinas Lephonse
Metropolitan Archbishop George Antonysamy

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Coimbatore (Latin: Coimbaturen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Coimbatore in the Ecclesiastical province of Madras and Mylapore in India.



History



  • 1845: Established as Apostolic Pro-Vicariate of Coimbatore from the Apostolic Vicariate of Madura and Coromandel Coast and Diocese of Madura[1]

  • 1850: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Coimbatore

  • September 1, 1886: Promoted as Diocese of Coimbatore



Leadership




Monseigneur Ubagarasamy Bernadeth, Bishop of Coimbatore from 9 Apr 1940 to 5 Feb 1949



  • Vicars Apostolic of Coimbatore (Latin Rite)


    • Melchior-Marie-Joseph de Marion-Brésillac, M.E.P. † (16 Mar 1845 Appointed - 18 Mar 1855 Resigned)


    • Claude-Marie Dépommier, M.E.P. † (17 Feb 1865 Appointed - 8 Dec 1873 Died)




  • Bishops of Coimbatore (Latin Rite)


    • Etienne-Auguste-Joseph-Louis Bardou, M.E.P. † (30 Apr 1874 Appointed - 7 Feb 1903 Died)


    • Jacques-Denis Peyramale, M.E.P. † (23 May 1903 Appointed - 17 Aug 1903 Died)


    • Augustine-Antoine Roy, M.E.P. † (12 Feb 1904 Appointed - 4 Dec 1930 Retired)


    • Marie-Louis-Joseph-Constantin Tournier, M.E.P. † (12 Jan 1932 Appointed - Jan 1938 Resigned)


    • Ubagarasamy Bernadeth † (9 Apr 1940 Appointed - 5 Feb 1949 Died)


    • Francis Xavier Muthappa † (25 Dec 1949 Appointed - 23 Nov 1971 Died)


    • Manuel Visuvasam † (3 Feb 1972 Appointed - 2 Jun 1979 Died)


    • Ambrose Mathalaimuthu † (6 Dec 1979 Appointed - 10 Jul 2002 Retired)


    • Thomas Aquinas Lephonse (10 Jul 2002 Appointed - )





References




  1. ^ http://www.stmichaelscathedral.in/about_the_cathedral.php



  • GCatholic.org

  • Catholic Hierarchy

  • Diocese website

  • Catholic Church Directory


Coordinates: 10°59′42″N 76°57′55″E / 10.9951°N 76.9652°E / 10.9951; 76.9652








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