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

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004)2,605,732195,582 (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.

History

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

Minor Basilicas:

Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes, Poondi

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)

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