Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore
Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore | |
Basic data | |
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Country | India |
Diocesan bishop | Antony Anandarayar |
surface | 15,250 km² |
Parishes | 101 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
Residents | 7,272,356 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
Catholics | 386,967 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
proportion of | 5.3% |
Diocesan priest | 189 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
Religious priest | 49 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
Catholics per priest | 1,626 |
Friars | 88 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
Religious sisters | 996 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
cathedral | Immaculate Conception Cathedral |
Website | official website |
The Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore ( Latin Archidioecesis Pondicheriensis et Cuddalorensis ) is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in India with its seat in Puducherry (Pondicherry).
history
The Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore was founded in 1776 by Pope Pius VI. Established as Mission sui juris Pondicherry from the assignment of territory by the Mission sui juris Madurai . On June 14, 1828 was Mission sui iuris Pondicherry by the Congregation De Propaganda Fide with the decree Cum christianissimus the Apostolic Prefecture levied. The Apostolic Prefecture of Pondicherry was founded on September 1, 1836 by Pope Gregory XVI. with the Apostolic Constitution Apostolici muneris raised to the Apostolic Vicariate .
On September 1, 1886, the Vicariate Apostolic Pondicherry was raised to the diocese. The diocese of Pondicherry was on June 7, 1887 by Pope Leo XIII. with the Apostolic Constitution Humanae salutis raised to the archbishopric. The Archdiocese of Pondicherry gave up on September 1, 1889 parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Kumbakonam . Another assignment of territory took place on May 26, 1930 to establish the diocese of Salem . On August 7, 1953, the Archdiocese of Pondicherry was renamed the Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore .
Ecclesiastical province
diocese | Catholics | Pop., Total |
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Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore | 386,967 | 7,272,356 |
Diocese of Dharmapuri | 52.169 | 2,856,300 |
Diocese of Kumbakonam | 195,582 | 2,605,732 |
Diocese of Salem | 84,072 | 5,040,157 |
Tanjore diocese | 193,560 | 3,820,117 |
Ordinaries
Vicars Apostolic of Pondicherry
- Clement Bonnand MEP , 1850-1861
- Joseph-Isidore Godelle MEP, 1861-1867
- François-Jean-Marie Laouënan MEP, 1868–1886
Bishops of Pondicherry
- François-Jean-Marie Laouënan MEP, 1886–1887
Archbishops of Pondicherry
- François-Jean-Marie Laouënan MEP, 1887-1892
- Joseph-Adolphe Gandy MEP, 1892-1909
- Elie-Jean-Joseph Morel MEP, 1909-1929
- Auguste-Siméon Colas MEP, 1930-1953
Archbishops of Pondicherry and Cuddalore
- Auguste-Siméon Colas MEP, 1953-1955
- Ambrose Rayappan , 1955-1973
- Venmani Selvanather , 1973-1992
- Michael Augustine , 1992-2004
- Antony Anandarayar , since 2004
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore (English)
- Entry on Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore on catholic-hierarchy.org