St. Michael Cathedral (Coimbatore)

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The St. Michael Cathedral ( Tamil புனித மிக்கேல் கதீட்ரல் , English St. Michael's Cathedral ) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Coimbatore in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu . The church consecrated to the Archangel Michael is the bishopric of the diocese of Coimbatore . It is located in the center of Coimbatore near the Coimbatore Junction train station .

The construction of the old St. Michaelis Cathedral began when Coimbatore was elevated to the status of a bishopric in 1850 at the instigation of French missionaries. The plans came from the first bishop of Coimbatore, Melchior-Marie-Joseph de Marion-Brésillac . The construction of the cathedral was delayed and could only be completed after 17 years. Ultimately, the cathedral was built in a much smaller shape than the original building plans intended.

On April 28, 1867, Bishop Claude-Marie Dépommier consecrated St. Michaelis Cathedral. Bishop Dépommier furnished the cathedral with three church bells and an altar, all of which were imported from France. In addition, the French Emperor Napoleon III. three paintings depicting Saint Martin of Tours , the Good Shepherd and the beheading of John the Baptist . The paintings all fell victim to termite damage in the 20th century .

The dilapidated old St. Michaelis Cathedral was demolished in 2013 because it did not have space for all worshipers. An appeal against the destruction of the historic structure was dismissed by the Madras High Court . The demolished cathedral will be replaced by a new building on the same site. The foundation stone for the new St. Michaelis Cathedral is to be laid on May 12, 2013. The new cathedral will be in the historicist style. It was supposed to take two years [obsolete] to build and cost 100 million Indian rupees .

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  1. ↑ St. Michael's Cathedral website: The Cathedral.
  2. ^ The Hindu, May 6, 2013: "PIL to declare church ancient monument dismissed".
  3. ^ The Hindu, May 7, 2013: "Foundation for new St. Michael's Cathedral Church on May 12".

Coordinates: 10 ° 59 ′ 42 ″  N , 76 ° 57 ′ 54 ″  E