Roman Catholic Diocese of Coimbatore

Roman Catholic Diocese of Coimbatore

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Coimbatore
latin= Dioecesis Coimbaturensis
country= India| metropolitan=Madras and Mylapore
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = St. Michael’s Cathedral
cocathedral =
area= 28,490
population= 12,124,000
population_as_of= 2006
catholics= 258,600
catholics_percent= 2.1
bishop= Thomas Aquinas Lephonse
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =

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

* 1850: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Coimbatore from the Apostolic Vicariate of Madura and Coromandel Coast and Diocese of Madura
* September 1, 1886: Promoted as Diocese of Coimbatore

Leadership

* Vicars Apostolic of Coimbatore (Roman 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 (Roman 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)
** Ubagaraswani Bernadotte † (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

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/coim0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dcmbt.html Catholic Hierarchy]
* [http://www.coimbatorediocese.com/ Diocese website ]


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