The Diocese of Kumbakonam (Template:Langx) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in India. Its episcopal see is Kumbakonam. The Diocese of Kumbakonam is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore.
History
- 1 September 1899: Established as Diocese of Kumbakonam from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pondicherry
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
Leadership
- Bishops of Kumbakonam
- Bishop Jeevandham Amalanathan (13 January 2024 - Present)
- Bishop Antonysamy Francis (31 May 2008 – 13 January 2024)
- Bishop Peter Remigius (10 November 1989 – 30 June 2007)
- Bishop Daniel Paul Arulswamy (5 May 1955 – 16 August 1988)
- Bishop Peter Francis Rayappa (24 February 1931 – 20 September 1954)
- Bishop Marie-Augustine Chapuis, M.E.P. (21 May 1913 – 17 December 1928)
- Bishop Hugues-Madelain Bottero, M.E.P. (5 September 1899 – 21 May 1913)
Saints and causes for canonisation
- Servant of God Fr. Lourdu Xavier Savarirayan[1]
- Servant of God Fr. John Peter Savarinayagam, O.F.M. Cap.[2]
References
- ↑ Saints & Blessed – CCBI. Retrieved Oct 17, 2019.
- ↑ Capuchin declared 'Servant of God' in Tamil Nadu. Matters India(5 December 2019). Retrieved 26 February 2020.
External links
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- GCatholic.org [[Wikipedia:SPS|Template:Sup]]
- Catholic Hierarchy [[Wikipedia:SPS|Template:Sup]]
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