Diocese of Kumbakonam
| Diocese of Kumbakonam | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore |
| Diocesan bishop | Francis Antonysamy |
| founding | 1899 |
| surface | 7,823 km² |
| Parishes | 80 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 2,605,732 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 195,582 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 7.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 114 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 44 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,238 |
| Friars | 87 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 545 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | St. Mary's Cathedral |
| Website | www.dioceseofkumbakonam.org |
The Diocese of Kumbakonam ( lat. : Dioecesis Kumbakonamensis ) is in India situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Kumbakonam .
history
The diocese of Kumbakonam was on September 1, 1899 by Pope Leo XIII. built from cession of the Archdiocese of Pondicherry and subordinated to this as a suffragan . On May 26, 1930, the diocese of Kumbakonam gave up parts of its territory to establish the diocese of Salem .
territory
The diocese of Kumbakonam comprises twelve taluks in the districts of Perambalur , Thanjavur , Tiruvarur , Tiruchirappalli and South Arcot in the state of Tamil Nadu .
Bishops of Kumbakonam
- Hugues-Madelain Bottero MEP , 1899-1913
- Marie-Augustine Chapuis MEP, 1913-1928
- Peter Francis Rayappa , 1931-1954
- Daniel Paul Arulswamy , 1955–1988
- Peter Remigius , 1989–2007, then Bishop of Kottar
- Francis Antonysamy , since 2008
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Kumbakonam (English)
- Description on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)