Archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore
| Archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | India |
| Diocesan bishop | George Antonysamy |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Malayappan Chinnappa SDS |
| surface | 3,160 km² |
| Parishes | 99 (2004) |
| Residents | 6,984,614 (2004) |
| Catholics | 343,103 (2004) |
| proportion of | 4.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 133 (2004) |
| Religious priest | 319 (2004) |
| Catholics per priest | 759 |
| Friars | 553 (2004) |
| Religious sisters | 2,230 (2004) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | St. Thomas Basilica |
| Co-cathedral | St. Mary of the Angels |
| address | 21 San Thome High Road Chennai-600004 India |
| Website | official website |
The Archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore or Archdiocese of Chennai-Meliapor ( Latin Archidioecesis Madraspolitanus et Meliaporensis ) is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in India in the state of Tamil Nadu with the bishopric of Chennai .
The cathedral of the diocese is the St. Thomas Basilica in the Mylapore district . The Archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore includes the city of Chennai and the Tiruvallur District of Tamil Nadu.
history
The forerunner of today's Archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore is the Apostolic Vicariate Fort St. George , founded in 1642 from the Diocese of São Tomé by Meliapore . In 1832 it was renamed the Apostolic Vicariate Madras. On February 17, 1845 the Apostolic Vicariate gave up parts of its territory to establish the Apostolic Vicariates Hyderabad and Vizagapatam . The promotion to archbishopric took place on September 1, 1886. In 1928 the Archdiocese gave up parts of its territory to establish the Mission sui juris Bellary and the Diocese of Nellore . The archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore was established on November 13, 1952 through the union of the archdiocese of Madras with the diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore (established on January 9, 1606); at the same time areas were given up to establish the dioceses of Vellore and Tanjore . On July 19, 2002, parts of the diocesan area were given to the newly created diocese of Chingleput .
Ecclesiastical province
| diocese | Catholics | Pop., Total |
|---|---|---|
| Archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore | 343.103 | 6,984,614 |
| Diocese of Chingleput | 133,897 | 2,949,000 |
| Diocese of Coimbatore | 223.294 | 1,243,059 |
| Diocese of Ootacamund | 86,310 | 1,495,000 |
| Diocese of Vellore | 156,530 | 9,729,200 |
Ordinaries
Vicars Apostolic
- Daniel O'Connell , OSA (1835-1840)
- Patrick Joseph Carew (1840-1842)
- John Fennelly (1842–1868)
- Stephen Fennelly (1868-1880)
- Joseph Colgan (1882-1886)
Archbishops
- Joseph Colgan (1886-1911)
- John Aelen , MHM (1911-1928)
- Eugène Mederlet SDS (1928–1934)
- Louis Mathias SDB (1935-1965)
- Anthony Rayappa Arulappa (1966-1987)
- Casimir Gnanadickam SJ (1987-1993)
- James Masilamony Arul Das (1994-2004)
- Malayappan Chinnappa SDS (2005–2012)
- George Antonysamy , since 2012
See also
Web links
- Entry on Archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on Archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore on gcatholic.org (English)
- Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (English)