• Source: Roman Catholic Diocese of Coimbatore

    • The Roman Catholic Diocese of Coimbatore (Latin: Coimbaturen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Coimbatore in the ecclesiastical province of Madras and Mylapore in India.


    History


    1845: Established as Apostolic Pro-Vicariate of Coimbatore from the Apostolic Vicariate of Madura and Coromandel Coast and Diocese of Madura
    1850: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Coimbatore
    September 1, 1886: Promoted as Diocese of Coimbatore


    Leadership



    Vicars Apostolic of Coimbatore (Latin Rite)
    Melchior-Marie-Joseph de Marion-Brésillac, M.E.P. † (16 Mar 1845 Appointed - 18 Mar 1855 Resigned)
    Claude-Marie Dépommier, M.E.P. † (17 Feb 1865 Appointed - 8 Dec 1873 Died)
    Bishops of Coimbatore (Latin Rite)
    Etienne-Auguste-Joseph-Louis Bardou, M.E.P. † (30 Apr 1874 Appointed - 7 Feb 1903 Died)
    Jacques-Denis Peyramale, M.E.P. † (23 May 1903 Appointed - 17 Aug 1903 Died)
    Augustine-Antoine Roy, M.E.P. † (12 Feb 1904 Appointed - 4 Dec 1930 Retired)
    Marie-Louis-Joseph-Constantin Tournier, M.E.P. † (12 Jan 1932 Appointed - Jan 1938 Resigned)
    Ubagarasamy Bernadeth † (9 Apr 1940 Appointed - 5 Feb 1949 Died)
    Francis Xavier Muthappa † (25 Dec 1949 Appointed - 23 Nov 1971 Died)
    Manuel Visuvasam † (3 Feb 1972 Appointed - 2 Jun 1979 Died)
    Ambrose Mathalaimuthu † (6 Dec 1979 Appointed - 10 Jul 2002 Retired)
    Thomas Aquinas Lephonse (10 Jul 2002 Appointed - )


    Causes for canonisation


    Ven. Melchior de Marion Brésillac
    Fr. Joseph Louis Ravel


    References




    External links


    GCatholic.org [self-published]
    Catholic Hierarchy [self-published]
    Diocese website
    Catholic Church Directory

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