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Roman Catholic Diocese of Kumbakonam

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Parishes
  
88

Pope
  
Francis

Area
  
7,823 km²

Country
  
India

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Antony Anandarayar

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Vicar General
  
A. Packiasamy

Bishop
  
Francis Antonysamy

Patron saint
  
John de Brito

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Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 2,605,732 195,582 (7.5%)

Cathedral
  
St. Mary’s Cathedral in Kumbakonam

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kumbakonam (Latin: Kumbakonamen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Kumbakonam in the Ecclesiastical province of Pondicherry and Cuddalore in India.

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History

  • September 1, 1899: Established as Diocese of Kumbakonam from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pondicherry
  • Special churches

  • Minor Basilicas:
  • Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes, Poondi
  • Leadership

  • Bishops of Kumbakonam (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Francis Antonysamy (May 31, 2008 – present)
  • Bishop Peter Remigius (November 10, 1989 – June 30, 2007)
  • Bishop Daniel Paul Arulswamy (May 5, 1955 – August 16, 1988)
  • Bishop Peter Francis Rayappa (February 24, 1931 – September 20, 1954)
  • Bishop Marie-Augustine Chapuis, M.E.P. (May 21, 1913 – December 17, 1928)
  • Bishop Hugues-Madelain Bottero, M.E.P. (September 5, 1899 – May 21, 1913)
  • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Kumbakonam Wikipedia