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Archdiocese Of Madurai
The Archdiocese of Madurai ( la, Madhuraien(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church. Its episcopal see the city of Madurai, India. History * 8 January 1938: Established as the Diocese of Madura from the Diocese of Trichinopoly * 21 October 1950: Renamed as Diocese of Madurai * 9 September 1953: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madurai Leadership * Archbishops of Madurai **Archbishop Antony Pappusamy (26 July 2014 – present) ** Archbishop Peter Fernando (22 March 2003 – 26 July 2014) ** Archbishop Marianus Arokiasamy (3 July 1987 – 22 March 2003) ** Archbishop Casimir Gnanadickam, S.J. (3 December 1984 – 26 January 1987) ** Archbishop Justin Diraviam (13 April 1967 – 3 December 1984) ** Archbishop John Peter Leonard, S.J. (19 September 1953 – 13 April 1967) * Bishops of Madurai ** Bishop John Peter Leonard, S.J. (later Archbishop) (8 January 1938 – 19 September 1953) Suffragan dioceses * Dindigul * Kott ...
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Madurai
Madurai ( , also , ) is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Madurai District. As of the 2011 census, it was the third largest Urban agglomeration in Tamil Nadu after Chennai and Coimbatore and the 44th most populated city in India. Located on the banks of River Vaigai, Madurai has been a major settlement for two millennia and has a documented history of more than 2500 years. It is often referred to as "Thoonga Nagaram", meaning "the city that never sleeps". Madurai is closely associated with the Tamil language. The third Tamil Sangam, a major congregation of Tamil scholars said to have been held in the city. The recorded history of the city goes back to the 3rd century BCE, being mentioned by Megasthenes, the Greek ambassador to the Maurya empire, and Kautilya, a minister of the Mauryan emperor Chandragupta Maurya. Signs of human settlements and Roman trade links dating back to 3 ...
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Justin Diraviam
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Roman Catholic Dioceses And Prelatures Established In The 20th Century
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Christian Organizations Established In 1938
Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χριστός), a translation of the Biblical Hebrew term ''mashiach'' (מָשִׁיחַ) (usually rendered as ''messiah'' in English). While there are diverse interpretations of Christianity which sometimes conflict, they are united in believing that Jesus has a unique significance. The term ''Christian'' used as an adjective is descriptive of anything associated with Christianity or Christian churches, or in a proverbial sense "all that is noble, and good, and Christ-like." It does not have a meaning of 'of Christ' or 'related or pertaining to Christ'. According to a 2011 Pew Research Center survey, there were 2.2 billion Christians around the world in 2010, up from about 600 million in 1910. Today, about 37% of all Christians live in the Ameri ...
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Roman Catholic Dioceses In India
With the establishment of Syro Malabar eparchies of Shamshabad and Hosur in October 2017, the Catholic Church in India includes 174 dioceses, of which 132 are Roman, 31 are Syro-Malabar, and 11 are Syro-Malankara. These are organised into 29 ecclesiastical provinces, comprising 23 Latin, 4 Syro-Malabar and 2 Syro-Malankara provinces. The bishops of the Latin Catholic Church, Syro-Malabar Catholic Church and Syro-Malankara Catholic Church form the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI). This episcopal conference was established in 1944. Latin Catholic Ecclesiastical Provinces Province of Agra * Metropolitan Archdiocese of Agra ** Diocese of Ajmer ** Diocese of Allahabad ** Diocese of Bareilly **'' Diocese of Bijnor (Syro-Malabar)'' **'' Diocese of Gorakhpur (Syro-Malabar)'' ** Diocese of Jaipur ** Diocese of Jhansi ** Diocese of Lucknow ** Diocese of Meerut ** Diocese of Udaipur ** Diocese of Varanasi Province of Bangalore * Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ba ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Tuticorin
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuticorin ( la, Tuticoren(sis)) is a unit (or 'particular Church') of the Catholic Church in the city of Tuticorin, part of the Ecclesiastical province of Madurai in India. History The diocese of Tuticorin comprises the major part of the Tuticorin district, nearly half of the Nellai district and a small portion of the Kanyakumari district. The Catholics of this area trace their origin to the time of St. Francis Xavier who spent most of his missionary life in this area. Separated from the diocese of Tiruchirapalli, Tuticorin was created as a diocese and entrusted to the diocesan clergy in 1923 by the Apostolic Brief "Quae Catholico Nomini" of Pope Pius XI. It was entrusted to the indigenous clergy with Rt. Rev. Francis Tiburtius Roche s.j., as its first Bishop. He was also the first Indian Bishop of the Latin Rite. The patrons of the diocese are St. Francis Xavier and St. Teresa of the Child Jesus. Vicariates Five Vicariates are present in the ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Tiruchirapalli
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tiruchirapalli/Trichy ( la, Tiruchirapolitan(us)) is a diocese located in the city of Tiruchirapalli in the Ecclesiastical province of Madurai in India. History * 1606: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Madura from the Diocese of Cochin * 1773: Suppressed * 1836: Restored as the Apostolic Vicariate of Madura and Coromandel Coast from the Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore * 1 September 1886: Promoted as Diocese of Madurai * 7 June 1887: Renamed as Diocese of Trichinopoly * 21 October 1950: Renamed as Diocese of Tiruchirapalli Special churches * Basilica of the Holy Redeemer, Tiruchirapalli, a minor basilica Leadership ; Bishops of Tiruchirapalli * Savarimuthu Arokiaraj (15 August 2021 - Incumbent) * Apostolic Administrator of Tiruchirapalli - Devadass Ambrose Mariadoss (14 July 2018 - 15 August 2021) * Antony Devotta (16 November 2000 – 14 July 2018) * Gabriel Lawrence Sengol (6 October 1990 – 14 October 1997) * Thomas Ferna ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Sivagangai
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sivagangai is located at the southeast corner of Bay of Bengal, 45 km east of Madurai city, in Tamil Nadu, India. History It was established on July 25, 1987 bifurcated from the Archdiocese of Madurai. The Most Rev. S. Edward Francis was the First Bishop of the new Diocese and Bp. Jebamalai Susaimanickam succeeded him as the second bishop. The territory of the diocese includes two civil districts Ramanathapuram and Sivagangai. The total population of the area is 2,502,340 of which the Catholic population is 177,868 (8.1%) and still growing. 20 years after the diocese has 62 parish centers, 734 mission stations about 107 diocesan clergy, 19 religious order priests and over 350 religious men and women serving at various religious and educational institutions in the diocesan region. Saints and causes for canonisation * St. John de Britto (1693), the patron saint of the diocese, entered the region as a Jesuit missionary from Europe and be ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Palayamkottai
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Palayamkottai ( la, Palayamkottaien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Palayamkottai in the Ecclesiastical province of Madurai in India. History * 17 May 1973: Established as Diocese of Palayamkottai from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madurai. Bishops of Palayamkottai * Savarinathen Iruthayaraj (17 May 1973 – 15 July 1999) * Jude Gerald Paulraj (23 October 2000 – 29 June 2018) * Antony Papu Samy - Apostolic Administrator (30 June 2018 - 15 December 2019) * Antonysamy Savarimuthu Antonysamy Savarimuthu is a Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Palayamkottai, Tamil Nadu, India. He was born on 8 December 1960 in Vadaku Vandalam of the Diocese of Palayamkottai. Formation and Education He studied his initiation course in St P ... (15 December 2019 – present) Saints and causes for canonisation * Servant of God Peter Reddy OFS, (Paul Chenappan Reddy or Peter Paradesi) References External links GCatholic.org Diocese website Roman ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Kuzhithurai
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kuzhithura is a diocese located in Tamil Nadu. It was erected on 22 December 2014 by Pope Francis Pope Francis ( la, Franciscus; it, Francesco; es, link=, Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 17 December 1936) is the head of the Catholic Church. He has been the bishop of Rome and sovereign of the Vatican City State since 13 March 2013. ... with territory taken from the Diocese of Kottar. He appointed Fr. Jerome Dhas Varuvel as the first bishop of the diocese. Due to health reasons Bishop Jerome submitted his resignation to Pope Francis which was accepted on 6 June 2020. Simultaneously, Pope Francis appointed the Metropolitan Archbishop of Madurai, Antony Pappusamy, as Apostolic Administrator of the diocese of Kuzhithura. Bifurcation of the diocese of Kottar had been a long-standing demand of the people of the region. 100 Parishes from Thiruthuvapuram and Mulagumoodu vicariates of Kottar diocese were put under the administrative control o ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Kottar
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kottar ( la, Kottaren(sis), ta, கோட்டாறு மறைமாவட்டம்) is a Latin rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of, Kottar, Kanyakumari District, southern India yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Its episcopal see is Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier at Kottar in the town of Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu. It was built by St. Francis Xavier in 1544 AD, rebuilt in 1603 over the small chapel original chapel, expanded in both 1713 and 1806. Antecedents The Kottar parish was a constituent of Malabar Vicariate since 1657 AD and came under Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Verapoly. Again it became the southern center of Diocese of Quilon at its erection in 1853 AD. Saints and causes for canonisation * Devasahayam Pillai, a lay martyr of the Christian faith, was born (1712 AD) and martyred (1752 AD) here. His remains are buried in the cathedral of the diocese. Histo ...
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