Archdiocese of Madurai
| Archdiocese of Madurai | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Diocesan bishop | Antony Pappusamy |
| Vicar General | Joseph Selvaraj |
| founding | 1938 |
| surface | 8,910 km² |
| Parishes | 69 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Residents | 6,170,000 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics | 115,166 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| proportion of | 1.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 98 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 152 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 461 |
| Friars | 398 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 1,097 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Dolours |
| Website | official website |
The Archdiocese of Madurai ( Latin Archidioecesis Madhuraiensis ) is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in India with its seat in Madurai .
The Archdiocese of Madurai includes in the state of Tamil Nadu situated districts Madurai , Theni , Virudhunagar and the district Dindigul located talukas Batlagundu , Kodaikanal , Natham , Nilakkottai and four parishes in Taluka Dindigul .
history
The Archdiocese of Madurai was founded on January 8, 1938 by Pope Pius XI. Established with the Apostolic Constitution Si inter infideles from cession of territory by the Diocese of Trichinopoly as the Diocese of Madura and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Bombay as a suffragan . On October 21, 1950, the Diocese of Madura was renamed Diocese of Madurai .
The diocese of Madurai was on September 19, 1953 by Pope Pius XII. raised to the archbishopric with the apostolic constitution Cum ad aeternam . On May 17, 1973, the Archdiocese of Madurai gave parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Palayamkottai . Further territorial assignments took place on July 3, 1987 to establish the Sivagangai diocese and on November 10, 2003 to establish the Dindigul diocese .
Ecclesiastical province
| diocese | Catholics | Pop., Total |
|---|---|---|
| Archdiocese of Madurai | 115.166 | 6,170,000 |
| Diocese of Dindigul | 145.213 | 2,068,000 |
| Diocese of Kottar | 260.484 | 885.865 |
| Palayamkottai diocese | 123,789 | 2,652,273 |
| Sivagangai diocese | 225,548 | 2,479,560 |
| Diocese of Tiruchirappalli | 236.377 | 2,447,234 |
| Diocese of Tuticorin | 348,000 | 2,765,000 |
| Kuzhithurai diocese | 264.222 | 855.485 |
Bishops
Bishops of Madura
- John Peter Leonard SJ , 1938-1950
Bishops of Madurai
- John Peter Leonard SJ, 1950-1953
Archbishops of Madurai
- John Peter Leonard SJ, 1953-1967
- Justin Diraviam , 1967-1984
- Casimir Gnanadickam SJ, 1984–1987, then Archbishop of Madras-Mylapore
- Marianus Arokiasamy , 1987-2003
- Peter Fernando , 2003–2014
- Antony Pappusamy , since 2014
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Pius XI: Const. Apost. Si inter infideles , AAS 30 (1938), n.7, p. 192ff.
- ^ Pius XII: Const. Apost. Mutant res , AAS 46 (1954), n.3, p. 83ff.