Roman Catholic Diocese of Coimbatore
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.
Diocese of Coimbatore Dioecesis Coimbaturensis கோயம்புத்தூர் மாவட்ட | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Madras and Mylapore |
| Metropolitan | Madras and Mylapore |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 28,490 km2 (11,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (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 |
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 - )
External links
- GCatholic.org [self-published]
- Catholic Hierarchy [self-published]
- Diocese website
- Catholic Church Directory
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