Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore

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Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore
Map Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore
Basic data
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
Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore 00386,967 007,272,356
Diocese of Dharmapuri 00052.169 002,856,300
Diocese of Kumbakonam 00195,582 002,605,732
Diocese of Salem 00084,072 005,040,157
Tanjore diocese 00193,560 003,820,117

Ordinaries

Vicars Apostolic of Pondicherry

Bishops of Pondicherry

  • François-Jean-Marie Laouënan MEP, 1886–1887

Archbishops of Pondicherry

Archbishops of Pondicherry and Cuddalore

See also

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